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Three years later, Chang'an.

"Hurry up! Hurry up! The imperial ban will be in a moment, and you must rush to Guangming Palace before the imperial ban today!"

A black-covered carriage was galloping down the street at an unbelievably fast speed, but there were not enough people in the carriage, and they kept urging.The coachman answered his master in embarrassment, and bit the bullet and added another whip.

The person in the car was Xie Qing.He has been in Beiping for the past three years, and secretly trained a loyal and brave army. Now that everything is on the right track, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief and spare time to go back to Chang'an.

Unexpectedly, only halfway through, I got the news that the emperor was seriously ill.

Xie Qing panicked when he heard the news.He immediately ordered the coachman to hurry back to Chang'an, taking only Xin Wan and two soldiers with him, leaving behind all the entourage and luggage.

"Young master, don't worry, this is not far from the north gate of Guangming Palace, and we will definitely arrive before the palace ban." Yijun persuaded.Xie Qing left Chang'an three years ago, Zhao Yan was afraid that something would happen to him there, and Xin Wan couldn't leave because of something, so he asked Yijun to go with him.

By the way, it can also disgust Xie Qing's wife.This was Zhao Yan's dark and shady thought at the time.

Xie Qing basically didn't close his eyes during the few days on the road.The coachman and the horse took turns without stopping for a moment.Xie Qing was in a state of confusion, thinking about what to do in such a big country like Zhao Yanzhi who was seriously ill, thinking that he hadn't seen him for three years, and not even knowing how tall he was now, thinking again, before he left That night Zhao Yan only asked him to stay with him for one night, why did he refuse so simply?If something really happened to Zhao Yanzhi this time, he didn't even meet his last request.

No wonder Xie Qing thought too much.Many members of the Zhao family were in poor health, and many children died young. Both Zhao Yanzhi's father and grandfather died before they knew their fate, so they already lived a long life in the Zhao family. It is rare to see people who lived as long as Zhao Wangzhi.

Before the palace ban, Xie Qing finally arrived at Guangming Palace.Gu Shenxing was waiting for him in front of Chengde Hall with a solemn expression.Xie Qing walked up to greet him quickly, and asked eagerly, "Sir, how is Your Majesty doing now?"

Naturally, Gu Shenxing would not care about these details at this juncture, he shook his head solemnly: "I just took the medicine and fell asleep. Alas, Your Majesty's illness is dangerous this time, and all the imperial physicians are not sure."

Xie Qing's heart sank even more.At this moment, he desperately wanted to see Zhao Yanzhi, and even more urgently wanted him to get well soon.Xie Qing even thought, as long as Zhao Yan can only be good, he can do whatever he wants, even if it is to exchange his own life?

With a sound of "squeak", the door of Zhao Yanzhi's sleeping hall opened.Gu Shenxing and Xie Qing turned their heads, only to see a paunchy woman in palace attire walking out.Gu Shenxing hurriedly lowered his head: "Zhonggong Changle Wuji."

It is said that the harem and foreign ministers should avoid suspicion, but at this very moment, Zhao Yanzhi's confidantes are spending time in Chengde Hall every day, and Xie Xiang, as a queen, has to come to serve medicine every day, so it is inevitable to meet him occasionally.Furthermore, Gu Shenxing was old enough to be Xie Xiang's grandfather, so he didn't deliberately shy away from it.

Xie Qing hadn't returned to Chang'an City for three years, Xie Xiang's appearance had changed so much that he didn't even react for a while.It wasn't until Gu Shenxing greeted Xie Xiang that Xie Qing came back to his senses, and said in a hoarse voice: "Zhonggong Changle Wuji."

"Brother!" When Empress Xie saw her eldest brother, her eyes immediately turned red.Worrying, fatigue, and being overwhelmed for many days, all kinds of emotions burst out at the moment of seeing Xie Qing.She is just a 15-year-old woman, and the pressure she has endured for the past few days has nowhere to vent, which is enough to crush her.

Xie Qing also felt a lot of emotion.When he left, Xie Xiang had just turned 12 years old, before he could even look like an adult.Now that the young girl is born graceful and beautiful, the demeanor of her mother can already be glimpsed, even though she is seven months pregnant, she still deserves the praise of the whole country.

Xie Qing didn't want Xie Xiang to worry too much, so he restrained himself from asking her about Zhao Yanzhi's condition, but asked about her one-year-old daughter.

More than a year after Xie Qing left, Xie Xiang gave birth to a daughter named Huaiqing.Zhao Yan always felt that the child's eyebrows resembled Xie Qing, and the husband and wife loved each other like treasures.Sure enough, when mentioning his daughter, Xie Xiang's face was filled with a trace of happiness.

"I just knew how to speak a few words, how can I tell if I'm smart or not?" Xie Xiang spoke modestly, but couldn't hide the joy of being a new mother.

Seeing that her sister was doing well, Xie Qing felt a little better.However, after thanking him, he saw his dusty appearance, his eyes were red from the heat, and he felt sorry for his elder brother, so he persuaded him: "Brother, I just took the medicine and fell asleep, usually it takes several hours to sleep." Wake up. It's not an option for you to wait here, why don't you take a bath and rest first, or it will be even more uncomfortable for the boss to see you like this. "

Xie Qing thought about it for the same reason, and decided to clean up after listening to Xie Hou's words.

The place Xie Qing lived in when he was a waiter was always kept by Zhao Yanzhi for him. For three years, there has been someone to take care of him. Even the flowers and plants he placed in the room and the Boshan stove for incense are still in their original places, as if He never left.Xie Qing couldn't help but sighed, thinking of Zhao Yanzhi, he felt a little sad again.

He simply took a shower, changed clothes casually, and didn't care if he smelled something that wasn't his favorite fragrance.Xie Qing was not in the mood to rest, and was afraid that he would not be able to hold on later, so he asked someone to make him a bowl of ginseng soup to refresh himself.Then he went to wait at the door of Zhao Yanzhi's bedroom.

"I am seriously ill today but have no heirs. Some people will inevitably have thoughts that they shouldn't have." Gu Shenxing showed a tired look on his face, "Huaifang, now it's up to the palace to conceive a man or a woman. If If it's a boy, Wang Zhi and I are still here, and we can still have a few years of stable life; if it's a girl, hey," Gu Shenxing smiled wryly, "It's a destiny."

Xie Qing didn't want to think about it. He was worried about Zhao Yanzhi's illness. He didn't listen to a word of Gu Shenxing's words, but asked in a trembling voice: "Sir, is A Yuan's illness really gone? He's only 20 years old. !" Xie Qing's usually cold expression was now extremely warm, his eyes were abnormally bright, "Sir, it would be great if I could take care of his illness!"

Gu Shenxing knew that Xie Qing couldn't listen to anything now.He couldn't help thinking that when Xie Qing's life and death were uncertain from the poisoning that year, Zhao Yanzhi also looked like this, wishing to replace him with his body.Gu Shenxing took a deep look at Xie Qing, obviously so caring, why did he hide for three years and refused to even send a letter?

Zhao Yan only woke up at the appointed time.His originally rosy complexion became sallow, and his plump and smooth cheeks were sunken.Xie Qing was so distressed that he almost shed tears after just one glance.He hurriedly turned his face away, and when he looked back again, there was already a smile on his face.

It's just that the smile is very forced at first glance.

From the moment Zhao Yanzhi saw Xie Qing, his eyes lit up.He was already too sick to move, but when he saw Xie Qing, he struggled to stretch out half of his body, and said weakly: "Huaifang, I dreamed of you again."

Xie Qing rushed forward to support Zhao Yanzhi.

Thin.It was supposed to be a young and strong body, but now only a handful of bones were left due to the pain, and Xie Qing was in pain.At this time, he regretted that he had been away for three years, and used various excuses to refuse to return to Chang'an, in order to make Zhao Yanzhi forget those thoughts that he shouldn't have.But what now?He was so sad that he felt like he was dreaming when he saw himself, and Xie Qing even thought that Zhao Yanzhi's illness might be caused by him.

"A Yuan, I'm back, I'm sorry, I will never leave again." Xie Qing was very sad, and now he felt that Zhao Yanzhi's shady thoughts could be forgiven.Zhao Yanzhi cherished him so much and did not dare to be abrupt, so what could he be wronged about?

Gu Shenxing sighed, turned around and left silently, and when he left, he also helped the two of them clear the scene.

"Huaifang, would you like to stay with me tonight?"

Xie Qing was shocked.On the night before he left for Beiping, Zhao Yanzhi also begged him in the same way, but at that time he refused and felt that he had been greatly wronged.Now he regrets not agreeing to Zhao Yanzhi.He was so sick, if that was his last request, but he didn't agree, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

Seeing that Xie Qing hadn't spoken for a long time, Zhao Yan smiled weakly and wryly.It's been three years, and I haven't missed him for a moment, but he seems to be hiding from me deliberately, and he is willing to not go home for three years.I always think that with so much time, one day he will be able to wait until he is willing, but now it seems that I am afraid that I have no time.

"Okay." But the next moment, Zhao Yan only heard Xie Qing say this.

His eyes lit up instantly.Huai Fang said yes.Zhao Yanzhi even felt that his illness was really worth it this time, and he actually waited until the day when Huaifang was happy.Unbeknownst to Xie Qing, Zhao Yanzhi's desire to survive more than doubled the moment he said "yes".

Xie Qing originally wanted to ask someone to bring another quilt, but Zhao Yan refused to do anything.Xie Qing had no choice but to give up.He was afraid that Zhao Yanzhi would be frozen in the middle of the night, so he made up his mind and stretched out his arms to hug Zhao Yanzhi.

But I didn't expect that Zhao Yanzhi was so ill, and he was so stubborn that Xie Qing would nest into his arms.As far as Zhao Yanzhi's current look is about to shatter, how dare Xie Qing.The two stood in a stalemate for a while, and finally settled on a posture where Xie Qing rested on Zhao Yanzhi's shoulder, neither pressing down on him nor embracing him.Seeing Zhao Yanzhi's complacent and possessive look, Xie Qing suddenly felt that taking care of patients was really tiring.