Deep Palace Pet Peach Blossom Flawless

There was a commotion in the Cining Palace. After the imperial physician arrived, Empress Dowager Li said no more. She knew that Emperor Shenwu always responded to soft tactics and not hard ones. Today, she used both soft and hard tactics. She thought that Emperor Shenwu would not be so resistant to those newcomers anymore.

Emperor Shenwu left the Cining Palace only after Empress Dowager Li had drunk the medicine and fell into a deep sleep. Empress Dowager Li was not seriously ill, and her fainting was simply due to excessive anger and anxiety.

Emperor Shenwu did not ride on the dragon chariot. He did not allow the Xuanyu Guards to get too close to him. He walked aimlessly in the palace with Li Xiang alone.

The palace was very large, and Emperor Shenwu had never walked through it so slowly. The palace was originally his home, but at this moment, he felt extremely unfamiliar looking at the scenery in the palace.

Emperor Shenwu arrived near Fengqi Palace at some point. Looking at the familiar scenery, he hesitated for a moment, but still walked in.

The gate of Fengqi Palace opened silently, and Emperor Shenwu walked in with only Li Xiang. There were few palace servants in Fengqi Palace, and most of them stayed in their rooms, so no one noticed that Emperor Shenwu had walked in.

Lan Qingwu was lying on the bed. She was not sleeping well, and occasionally she would mumble two or three words. Emperor Shenwu frowned, and he reached out his hand to soothe the uneasiness in Lan Qingwu's heart.

Ruhan knelt on one side, head lowered, quietly. Ruping was resting in the side hall at this time, and she was the only one guarding Lan Qingwu.

The hand that Emperor Shenwu extended did not touch Lan Qingwu after all. He silently withdrew his hand, turned around and left without saying a word.

After a moment, Lan Qingwu opened her eyes while still unconscious. She suddenly sat up and asked, "Ruhan, who was here just now?"

Ruhan quickly supported Lan Qingwu: "Your Majesty, it's His Majesty! His Majesty stayed for a while, then left without saying a word!"

Lan Qingwu gradually regained consciousness. She lowered her eyes and thought for a moment before saying, "Remind me not to fall asleep tomorrow night!"

We have to find a way to break the deadlock, and Lan Qingwu has been feeling more and more uneasy these days.

Ruhan asked in confusion, "Your Majesty, didn't you say that His Majesty would definitely lift your confinement in February? Why are you so flustered?"

Lan Qingwu shook his head. "Breaking the impasse proactively and unblocking it passively are completely different. The Crown Prince will welcome his concubine into the Eastern Palace in mid-February, but by then, His Majesty will have no choice but to release me. His Majesty is very angry this time, and if he lets me out unwillingly, he won't be at peace. If I gain His Majesty's forgiveness and then come out, the situation will be different. Moreover, I've been dreaming about our home on the border these past two days. In my dreams, my mother keeps looking at me, but she doesn't say a word! I feel terrible!"

Ruhan was also anxious when she heard this: "Miss, is there something wrong with the Madam?"

Lan Qingwu frowned, "I received a letter from my father a few years ago, saying that my mother had caught a cold. Although she later said she had gotten better, I'm still worried. Ruhan, I really want to go back and see our home and my mother!"

Ruhan was a little frightened. She grew up with Lan Qingwu and knew that Lan Qingwu had some premonitions about his relatives, just like now, he would dream of his mother from time to time.

Ruhan could only pray that nothing would happen to Mrs. Lan.

"Miss, tomorrow I will ask the Xuanyu Guards at the door if they can make an exception and take your letter out again!"

Lan Qingwu has not been idle these days. She writes letters every day. When Emperor Shenwu went to the military camp, she sent letters to Emperor Shenwu through the Xuanyu Guards left in Fengqi Palace by the prince. Unfortunately, those letters fell into the sea and there was no response at all.

After Emperor Shenwu returned to the palace, Lan Qingwu stopped writing letters.

Lan Qingwu thought for a moment, threw off the quilt and got out of bed, "Prepare paper and pen, I'll write two more letters!"

One letter was to Emperor Shenwu, and the other was written to his mother to relieve the deep anxiety in his heart.

The Crown Prince ordered people to trace the origin of the rice paper. He did not give up and the Fourth Prince was very annoyed by his stare.

That day, an official from the Eastern Palace reported, "The person who drew that piece of rice paper was Zhang Dazhu, a stone transporter for the imperial mausoleum. He'd been to the underground several times, memorized the topography, and drew that blueprint. However, he's been in an accident. He fell into the river while drunk and drowned. I've investigated, and it was indeed an accident! This piece of ordinary rice paper alone can't be linked to the Fourth Prince!"

The Crown Prince nodded. "Keep going! The Fourth Prince has already made his move, so this isn't the only trick he has! He's very clever and cunning, and he won't let us catch him so easily."

The Shenwu Emperor naturally found out about this faster than the Crown Prince. He was more direct and brutal. Although there was no conclusive evidence pointing to the Fourth Prince, the Shenwu Emperor was more aware of his son's ambition and sinister nature. He sent someone to warn the Fourth Prince, effectively preventing him from protesting his innocence and convicting him directly! I think it was you, so you did it!

The Fourth Prince was so angry that he almost died. He felt desperate for a time and thought that as long as his father continued to suppress him, he would never have a chance to make a breakthrough!

When Emperor Shenwu quietly arrived at Fengwu Palace late at night, Lan Qingwu was lying on her side, facing inward. A soft brocade quilt covered her entire body, leaving only her long, cascading black hair hanging loose.

Emperor Shenwu continued to watch silently. After just a moment, he was about to turn around and leave, but he didn't expect to be grabbed by Lan Qingwu's soft and boneless hand.

Emperor Shenwu froze there, not moving, not speaking, and not looking at the bed. Lan Qingwu carefully half-sat up and gently hooked Emperor Shenwu's palm with her white fingers. With just a little force, Emperor Shenwu followed her force and sat down on the edge of the bed.

But the Emperor Shenwu still didn't look at Lan Qingwu, and just sat there stiffly. Lan Qingwu leaned over gently and said aggrievedly: "Brother Heng, are you still angry?"

Emperor Shenwu allowed Lan Qingwu to hold his hand, but at this moment he replied coldly: "You still know that I am angry?"

Lan Qingwu looked at the indifferent look of the Emperor Shenwu, curled his lips, and wrapped his arms around the waist of the Emperor Shenwu, "Don't be angry! Brother Heng, you know that it wasn't that I didn't want to be with you. From now on, I will listen to you!"

Emperor Shenwu turned Lan Qingwu's shoulders and saw that Lan Qingwu was only wearing a snow-white nightgown, with snow-white skin and black hair. Her eyes were full of affection and shimmering light as she looked at him silently. A faint quiet fragrance came from her.

Emperor Shenwu stretched out his bony fingers and gently grasped Lan Qingwu's snow-white chin. He seemed to have lost some weight.

Lan Qingwu continued, "Your Majesty...Brother Heng..."

Emperor Shenwu said angrily, "Don't talk! You make me upset the moment you open your mouth!"

Lan Qingwu was pinched by the Divine Martial Emperor's chin, unable to move or speak. She bit her lip and lowered her eyes, "Brother Heng, how long are you going to keep Ruo Ruo locked up?"

Emperor Shenwu was even more furious: "Why? You can't see how much I've done for you, but you see me locking you up?"

Seeing that he was angry, Lan Qingwu simply threw herself into his arms. Emperor Shenwu asked, "What are you doing?"

Lan Qingwu said sullenly, "Wei Ruo Ruo knows that His Majesty locked me up because he was angry and because he was afraid that the Queen Mother would target us! It doesn't matter. As long as Brother Heng calms down, he can lock us up for as long as he wants!"

"Do you think that if you can just coax me a few words, I'll calm down and won't be able to do anything to you?"

Clearly, the Emperor Shenwu wasn't so easy to fool this time. Lan Qingwu whispered, "I'm not trying to trick you! It's just that, Brother Heng, I've chosen you for my whole life. Even in death, I want you to be my only companion! But you're the Emperor, and you had so many concubines during your lifetime. I can only do this helplessly. But even after death, these people want to surround us, and I don't want that!"

Emperor Shenwu's tone finally softened: "But I am the emperor and will only be buried in the imperial mausoleum. These concubines are royal wives after all. This is the rule and also an honor!"

Lan Qingwu looked into the eyes of the Emperor Shenwu seriously and said, "That's why I would rather not be buried in the imperial mausoleum! Brother Heng, if possible, I really hope you are just my husband! If possible, can you... be buried with me somewhere else? It's just the two of us! The imperial mausoleum can only contain our clothes!"

Emperor Shenwu looked at Lan Qingwu in shock: "Wei Ruo, do you know what this means? Why do you always have different ideas?"

Lan Qingwu was disappointed and sad: "I...Ruoruo doesn't really want you to agree! Ruoruo knows that Brother Heng has always valued the royal inheritance!"

"Weiwei doesn't want to think about anything anymore! No one will agree with my ideas! No one will understand me!"

Even if it was your own son, he would probably find it unbelievable.

Emperor Shenwu recalled Empress Zhaoyan from the Imperial Unofficial Records and sighed as he embraced Lan Qingwu. He wondered what he'd been fussing with her about all this time. He knew Lan Qingwu's ideas were always different from those of ordinary people, yet he still insisted on picking on her! The Emperor was also deeply curious about what was going on in that other world. Why was something so crucial to life, such as death, treated so perfunctorily and casually?