I was flattered after crossing

"After a few days, my illness was cured. I went to ask Miss Ling'er's master what he thought. What if the old immortal didn't agree? For this reason, I even changed into a cleaner outer robe..." The emperor said with a shy look on his face.

The queen saw his expression and knew that he had failed. She quickly asked, "What happened? Did the old immortal refuse to agree?"

"The old immortal said that he didn't care about the matter and told me to go and ask Miss Ling'er directly. If she was willing, she could go back to the imperial city with me. I was very happy at that time. I thought the old immortal would scold me first, saying that they came to help us in times of need and gave us charcoal in the snow, but I was ungrateful and wanted to kidnap their little disciple."

"Hahahaha, the emperor is still thinking like this? And then what~" The queen was eating melon on the side.

"Then I found Miss Ling'er next to a seriously ill patient that day. Miss Ling'er not only brought him medicine, but also fed the man the medicine with her own hands. After feeding the man the medicine, she used her own handkerchief to wipe his mouth. She never wiped my mouth... Later, I secretly watched her for a long time before I realized that she took such good care of everyone."

The Queen watched the Emperor's eyes change from hopeful to disappointed, and she hurriedly tried to comfort him: "Miss Ling'er is a kind-hearted doctor. She treats everyone the same and takes good care of everyone!"

"Yes, I only found out about this later. When I was sick in the house, I didn't know that she also took care of others in this way. At that time, I thought... I thought..."

"I just think that someone has a secret crush on you~hahahaha" after the queen said this, the emperor also laughed along.

"Later, when the epidemic was over, the master and disciple left quietly." The emperor continued.

"Gone? Without saying goodbye?" the queen asked in surprise.

"Well, I woke up first that day, but normally she should be boiling medicine at this time. I immediately felt something was wrong, so I went to the pharmacy where she usually stayed but couldn't find anyone. Then I saw that the old immortal's bamboo hat was gone, so I knew they were gone. But... I didn't give up at the time, so I rode my horse to catch up with them. After chasing for less than three miles, I saw the figures of the master and disciple."

The emperor paused for a moment and said, "Miss Ling'er must have heard the sound of horse hooves. She turned back first and said to me with her warm smile: 'Mr. Xiao, there is no need to see me off. I have always been a romantic man and I am free in the world. Ling'er will continue to travel with my master.' As soon as she said this, I understood that she had known that I was a prince for a long time."

"Just left like that? The emperor didn't say a word?" the queen asked in disbelief.

The emperor nodded and said, "Yes," and then she turned around and continued walking with her master.

"Is this our emperor's first love affair ended in vain? Hahahaha" The queen couldn't help laughing when she thought of his deflated look at that time.

The emperor looked at the queen helplessly and continued, "So there are too many strange things today. I have to ask this woman named Zhao Zhongling in person."

The queen immediately became serious and asked, "Who knew about this at the beginning?"

"It's hard to guess. When I went back, I saw that everyone was still asleep and sitting in the yard boiling medicine for other patients. Your brother was the first to come out. As for the others, I didn't care at the time. When we return to the palace, we will summon this woman into the palace and ask her clearly." said the emperor.

"Then how can you be sure that she is not the original Miss Ling'er?" the queen asked again.

"Although they look somewhat similar, the smile is wrong. Miss Ling'er never smiles in a flattering way, and her hands are also different... It's getting late, let's go to bed!" After the emperor said this, he lay down and pretended to sleep.

The queen smiled and brought up the quilt. While covering the emperor with it, she said, "The emperor must have stared at Miss Ling'er's hands a lot at that time!"

The emperor pretended to cough and said, "Acupuncture... acupuncture... Queen, please go to sleep quickly. Are you not tired of Chen'er and Xuan'er's affairs today?"

As soon as the queen heard the names of her two precious sons, she fell asleep.

two days later

Queen's Palace

The Queen was feeding fish in the courtyard at this time. When she saw Xiao Zhengxuan coming, she asked in surprise, "Why is Xuan'er here? Shouldn't he take a rest today?"

Xiao Zhengxuan also grabbed some bait and said, "I have something important to ask you today."

"Huh? Your coming is usually a big deal. Your mother's heart is beating like a ball right now! Tell me quickly~what's the matter?" The queen glared at Xiao Zhengxuan.

Xiao Zhengxuan: ...

"What do you think of the woman who appeared at the autumn hunting dinner two days ago?" Xiao Zhengxuan asked the queen seriously.

"Oh, that woman? I heard from your father that she was an old acquaintance he knew when he was young." The queen answered indifferently.

"Does the emperor plan to take him into the palace?"

The Queen looked around and whispered to Xiao Zhengxuan, "I asked your father that night. He said that this girl just looked like an old friend of his. He also said that the old Prime Minister must have a conspiracy and would bring this girl into the palace in the next few days. As for how she would be brought in or whether she would be included in the harem, I didn't ask."

"Mother, what if I say that the princess recognizes Zhao Zhongling?" Xiao Zhengxuan looked at the queen.

The queen quickly threw all the bait in her hand into the pond, turned her head and said to Xiao Zhengxuan: "Come on, follow me to see your father!"

Xiao Zhengxuan: "Are you going now? Doesn't the Queen Mother need to make some plans?"

The queen said as she walked, "I have always believed in your father. I believed what he said when I asked him." She looked up and smiled at Xiao Zhengxuan.

"Your son still thinks it would be better if your mother had some thoughts in mind." Xiao Zhengxuan looked at his mother with a worried look on his face.

After all, his own princess told him how lethal Bai Yueguang was!

Xiao Xiaoxu: "She doesn't have to do anything, just stand there, and you will walk towards her without hesitation."

Xiao Xiaoxu: "When you were here, there was only you in this world. After you are gone, there are only people like you in this world."

Xiao Xiaoxu: "I don't see the Milky Way, because there is a bright moon in my heart, and the white moonlight is scattered all over the ground."

After listening to Xiao Xiaoxu's descriptions of Bai Yueguang, Xiao Zhengxuan asked softly, "Does the princess have a Bai Yueguang that she cannot get?"

"Yes, everyone has this... I also want Yue Lao to tie us together with red steel bars." Xiao Xiaoxu lowered her head and sewed clothes stitch by stitch. She did not notice the disappointment and anger in Xiao Zhengxuan's eyes.

"But are they from the princess' previous world?" Xiao Zhengxuan asked, suppressing his emotions.

"I have both that world and this world~"

"What?" Xiao Zhengxuan exclaimed.

Xiao Xiaoxu looked up and saw Xiao Zhengxuan staring at her with eyes wide open and an incredible look.

"Hahahaha, I'm talking about the God of Wealth!"

Xiao Zhengxuan let out a long sigh and felt relieved. Yes, how could he forget that his princess was a money-grubber.

At this time, the queen brought Xiao Zhengxuan into the emperor's study. The eunuch next to them saw the queen and the eldest prince coming and was about to report it, but the queen waved her hand and asked him to go down.

Xiao Zhengxuan followed his mother to the inner room and saw his father looking at a painting intently. He took a closer look and was shocked! It matched. This was why the portrait of the princess looking for someone looked familiar. When he was young, he came to his father's study to look for a painting, and he found this portrait!

The woman in the painting is graceful and elegant, wearing a purple dress with flowing sleeves and long black hair. Her eyebrows are like smoke, her eyes are as clear as the bright moon, and her lips are as red as cherry blossoms, making her look like a fairy from the mortal world.

Xiao Zhengxuan unconsciously wanted to clear his throat, but before he could tip off his father, he heard his mother's sharp cry: "Xiao Qingyan! You are still thinking about her!"

The emperor was startled by the sudden shout and the portrait almost fell to the ground. He quickly turned around, rolled up the portrait, and put it back on the top shelf.

He quickly turned around and scolded: "The Queen is getting more and more presumptuous. It would be fine if she didn't announce my arrival, but she actually dared to shout my name!" He looked back at Xiao Zhengxuan who didn't dare to look up: "The eldest prince is the same! He didn't even greet me when he saw me. Look! He is a good son you taught me!"

Xiao Zhengxuan: "..."

Xiao Zhengxuan: "I, your son, pay my respects to your father."

"Why are you talking about this, Xuan'er? If I hadn't told them to pass on the message, I wouldn't have known that you were here looking at the portrait of your sweetheart. I was deceived and encouraged by you! Just now I said to Xuan'er shamelessly, I said... I believe in your father~ wuwuwu, I said~~I believe whatever your father says~~~wuwuwu~~~" The queen burst into tears as she spoke, and Xiao Zhengxuan was dumbfounded.

The emperor came over immediately and said, "Oh, my dear, stop crying. I really can't figure out what tricks Prime Minister Fu is trying to play on me. So I took out Ling'er's portrait, hoping to find some clues."

Xiao Zhengxuan complained in his heart, "Mother, this trick is really useful. Let's learn it." Eh? No, it seems I can do it.

"The emperor said that just a few days later, you and your brother returned to the imperial city. How come there are their portraits?" The queen asked aggrievedly while nestling in the emperor's arms.

"That was later. When the local people resumed their normal lives, they asked painters to paint portraits of the old immortal and her apprentice. Later, they asked someone to send them to the imperial city to express their gratitude." The emperor answered honestly.

"If it was sent, shouldn't there also be a portrait of the old immortal?" The queen looked up at the emperor again.

"Hahaha, then you have to ask your brother. He received two portraits at that time. But he kept the old immortal's painting for himself! If the queen doesn't believe it, your brother and your sister-in-law will have to go to the palace on your birthday, and you will know when you ask them!" The emperor smiled and looked at the queen in his arms. He thought, it's good to let my brother-in-law take the blame. It's very safe.

The queen rolled her eyes. Of course she knew about her brother.

She still remembered the day when her brother came running back excitedly and asked his sister-in-law for an altar, saying that he wanted to enshrine a portrait of a deity, saying that it could keep the body healthy and ward off evil and disease.

Memories

(The Queen's eldest brother) Wei Yunzhou: "Qingyan! The people of Changping Village sent us a letter, and also their specialties."

The eldest prince at that time, Xiao Qingyan, said: "Really? Let me see how they are doing now?"

"Yeah, not bad. He has returned to normal life. He keeps thanking us in the letters!" Wei Yunzhou said excitedly.

"What is this? A portrait?" Xiao Qingyan asked as he opened the scroll.

Wei Yunzhou looked at it expectantly: "Yes, take a look!"

Xiao Qingyan opened a scroll and said in amazement: "Old Immortal! You have captured the feeling of the immortal in this painting. It is so lifelike!"

"Yes, yes, take a look at the other one!" Wei Yunzhou winked at him.

Xiao Qingyan knew that this must be a portrait of Miss Ling'er. He was a little nervous. He had finally come back and had deliberately put her behind his mind during this period. Who would have thought that he would see her again today.

Xiao Qingyan's heart was shaking with excitement as he picked up the scroll and opened the portrait. He was finally going to see the girl Ling'er who had been buried deep in his heart and made his heart beat the first time. The scroll was gently unfolded, and the lifelike person seemed to be standing in front of him, the fresh and refined girl. He stared at her infatuatedly, not daring to touch the picture with his hands, for fear of dirtying the scroll and even more afraid of disturbing the fairy in the painting.

Wei Yunzhou looked at Xiao Qingyan's intoxicated look and thought, if I want to take the old immortal's painting back now, he should agree.

"Qingyan, actually I also want to collect a painting. You see, the common people have sent two paintings, one for each of us, right?" Wei Yunzhou said shyly to Xiao Qingyan.

When Xiao Qingyan heard what he said, he immediately tightened the scroll in his hand and looked at Wei Yunzhou as if he was facing a great enemy.

"Qingyan Qingyan~ Can I have this painting of the old immortal? I plan to put it in my mansion for worship. Besides, I know you like Miss Ling'er~" Wei Yunzhou's voice became smaller and smaller.

"Okay then, let's each get a painting to keep as a souvenir. Eh? How did you know I..." Xiao Qingyan stammered and couldn't finish his words.

"Hahaha, it was so obvious at that time. Every time Miss Ling'er finished giving you an injection, I went into the room to see you, your face was as red as a monkey's butt. Hahaha! I've known you for so long and I've never seen you like this~" Wei Yunzhou laughed.

"Is it so... so obvious... Wei Yunzhou, stop laughing!" Xiao Qingyan said angrily, then went back to the house with a red face and the portrait in his pocket.

If Wei Yunzhou had known at that time that the emperor would marry his own sister to Xiao Qingyan, who had just been crowned king, as his concubine three months later, he would never have given him the portrait.

End of memories

"By the way, the Queen and Xuan'er came to see me together, is there something?" The Emperor looked at the Queen in his arms, and asked Xiao Zhengxuan who was standing not far away with an embarrassed expression.

"Oh, yes, yes, it was Xuan'er who said that his princess knew this Zhao Zhongling." The queen stopped pretending and stood up to pour tea for the emperor.

The emperor looked at Xiao Zhengxuan in confusion and asked, "As far as I know, did you meet Xuan'er's princess on the street? Wasn't she alone? How did she know someone from the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

Xiao Zhengxuan reported, "Your Majesty, on the first day the princess came to my house, she told me that she came to the imperial city with a sister, but got lost somehow. On that day, the princess bumped into my carriage, and I thought he was a spy from Daliang, so I took him back to the house. After the misunderstanding was resolved, the princess had been looking for her lost sisters. Who knew that at the autumn hunting banquet that day, the princess recognized her at first sight. And... after returning home, I checked privately..." Xiao Zhengxuan pretended to be guilty and looked up at his father.