When Wen Fuyue woke up, it was already noon.
After washing up, she fled back to her own palace like a fugitive. Sitting on a chair, her eyes were dull, and the scenes from last night kept replaying uncontrollably in her mind.
[Oh my god! It's so embarrassing!]
Thinking of Wei Sinian's bright fox-like eyes when he looked at her, Wen Fuyue suddenly felt her face burning.
She reached out and pinched her face, then took a deep breath to make the blush fade away as soon as possible.
"Your Ladyship, it's time for lunch," Wen Yu's voice came.
"Okay, I'll be right there."
Wen Fuyue adjusted her expression to make the blush on her face fade a bit, and then walked out.
Screw it! Wen Fuyue thought optimistically. Anyway, last night proved that Wei Sinian had included her in his camp. It seemed that she had clung to a powerful backer.
As for the original plot, Wen Fuyue felt a headache just thinking about it. She rubbed her temples and subconsciously looked up at the blue sky.
She couldn't just watch Wei Sinian end up the same way as in the book. This matter needed to be considered carefully.
She would save him.
...
Ci'an Palace.
The maids and eunuchs were kneeling on the ground, motionless, not daring to make a single sound.
Empress Dowager Li Qingying looked at her son, her face full of rage, the veins on her forehead bulging. She suddenly stood up.
"Has Mother forgotten what I said before?" Wei Sinian was not disturbed by her ferocious expression. With a calm look on his face, he looked at her coldly and said, "It doesn't matter if you've forgotten. I'll help Mother remember."
"It seems that Mother has been really bored lately and has been meddling too much. Since that's the case," the corner of his mouth curled into a cold arc, and his eyes looking at her were devoid of any warmth. "Mother misses Father so much that she has requested me to go to the temple to pray for Father."
The Empress Dowager's eyes widened suddenly, her chest heaving violently. She was so angry that her eyes were bloodshot. How dare Wei Sinian! She was his mother. She gave birth to him and had the supreme right to control him. "You! Wei Sinian..."
Wei Sinian simply ignored her. Looking at the panicked expression on her face, he continued playfully, "How could I bear to let Mother go to the temple? So I agree that Mother will close the gates of Ci'an Palace for half a year so that no one will disturb Mother from copying the scriptures for Father."
Li Qingying gritted her teeth tightly. What should she do? Si Jing was about to come back. How could she be locked up here!
After saying that, Wei Sinian got up and walked out.
The Empress Dowager didn't expect him to be so heartless. She immediately chased after him and shouted angrily, "Wei Sinian, do you even regard me as your mother!"
"Ha!"
Wei Sinian seemed to be amused. He turned around and looked at the woman in front of him. His eyes were full of frost, instantly making Li Qingying shiver and stand still on the spot.
Li Qingying was old.
Looking at the hysterical appearance of the woman in front of him, he suddenly felt it extremely funny.
A trace of white hair had quietly climbed onto her forehead, and the whites of her eyes were no longer clear, but turbid with the passage of time.
What remained unchanged was the look on her face when she looked at him. It was still so taken for granted, with a hint of indescribable hatred.
What did she have to hate? Wei Sinian felt a strong sense of ridicule. The hatred for the woman in front of him tightly entangled his heart, making him feel a bit suffocated.
"What about Consort Chen? I wonder what Mother would be like if Consort Chen were still alive?"
Li Qingying suddenly fell silent, as if nailed to the spot. Her lips trembled with fear, her face turned pale instantly, and her eyes were full of anger and fear.
She had forgotten that Wei Sinian was never a merciful person. Since he ascended the throne, the only setback Li Qingying had ever encountered was Wei Sijing being forced to go to his fief. Having been in a high position for a long time and with Wei Sinian being too tolerant, she had already forgotten what she had done to him in the past.
Li Qingying looked at the tall and handsome man in front of her who had grown up without her noticing. There were traces of that man in his eyebrows and eyes.
He was no longer the child who looked at her with admiration in his eyes, but an emperor who controlled the lives and deaths of all people. That child had grown up and no longer craved her love.
"Mother, please take care of yourself."
Wei Sinian took a deep look at her for the last time, then said to An Fu, "Pass on my order. From today on, the Empress Dowager is in poor health due to excessive mourning for the late emperor. So she will stay in the palace and copy the scriptures for the late emperor. No one is allowed to disturb her."
"Yes."
An Fu wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and felt his whole body go stiff with cold.
The emperor had completely fallen out with the Empress Dowager.
Li Qingying watched Wei Sinian's back as he left. She collapsed to the ground as if all her strength had been drained.
Several maids rushed over to support her, but were shocked to feel that this extremely noble woman was trembling.
The moment Wei Sinian left Ci'an Palace, he suddenly thought of his noble consort.
Wen Fuyue seemed to be his rare haven. In front of her, he didn't have to be so tense.
I wonder how the noble consort is?
He quickened his pace and headed in Wen Fuyue's direction.
...
Wen Fuyue looked at Wei Sinian, full of questions in her heart.
Why did he come back from court so early today?
"What, does the noble consort not welcome my arrival?" The coldness from before still lingered in Wei Sinian's eyebrows and eyes, making Wen Fuyue's relaxed expression freeze.
[Oh no, someone must have offended him. Look at that stinky face. Is the dog emperor coming to vent his anger on me?]
Hearing her thoughts, Wei Sinian: "..." Has the noble consort suddenly started to think too much? It was better before. At least she wouldn't always complain in her heart like this.
Before Wen Fuyue could speak, he rubbed his temples to make his expression less intimidating, and then said, "Some pomegranates were sent to the palace. I wonder if the noble consort likes them? I just heard about it and rushed over to tell the noble consort."
At this point, his voice was a bit softer, as if a bit aggrieved. His eyes looking at Wen Fuyue were full of sincerity. "But as soon as I came, I saw the noble consort looking unhappy."
Wen Fuyue looked at Wei Sinian's rare show of weakness. Her conscience ached, and she felt deeply condemned.
"No, no, no." Wen Fuyue quickly waved her hands and explained to him, "I was just about to make cold noodles and wait for Your Majesty to come and eat with me tonight. So I was a bit slow to react when I saw you."
If Wei Sinian hadn't been able to hear her thoughts just now, he would definitely have believed her excuse.
Oh, the noble consort is really eloquent. But for the sake of the cold noodles, he'll let her off this time.
Unconsciously, most of the depression that Wei Sinian had when he left the Empress Dowager had disappeared. When he looked at Wen Fuyue, there was a hint of tenderness in his eyebrows and his lips curled up slightly.
"Okay, then I'll do it with you."
Hearing this, Wen Fuyue couldn't help but pout and felt a headache.
[No way. The crab buns last time were already giving me a headache. I can't even imagine what will happen if it happens again. Sigh...]
Wei Sinian looked at the disgust in her eyes and took a deep breath.
Am I being too gentle with the noble consort?