boyutpedia Chapter 142 Keenness
Chapter 142 Keenness
The sun sets and night falls.
After Xie Yaoqing knew that Xiao Chengxu's condition had stabilized and was no longer critical, he safely handed him over to Feng An's care and left.
With Feng'an, the imperial eunuch, around, there shouldn't be any unexpected situations.
"Aunt, why isn't uncle here?" Xie Siyue looked up, her delicate little face full of confusion.
It seems like I haven't seen my uncle for a long time.
Xie Yaoqing gently touched her niece's soft face and said softly, "He is still busy."
Hearing this, Xie Siyue nodded obediently, but then she suddenly held her face and sighed.
"Why are you sighing?"
Xie Yaoqing found it a little funny and couldn't help but reach out and poke her niece's forehead.
This little girl is still young, but she sighed for no reason. It really makes people curious about what she is thinking.
"Is it tiring to be an emperor? You have to deal with so many things every day..."
Xie Siyue blinked her bright big eyes, which were full of innocence and curiosity.
Only at such an innocent age would one ask such childish questions that are meant to make people laugh, and one has not yet thought about what it feels like to hold power.
If given a choice, between the emperor and the common people, how many people would choose the latter from the bottom of their hearts.
"Maybe, Auntie doesn't know about this."
Xie Siyue thought about it and felt that her aunt was the queen, not the emperor, so it was normal for her to not know what it felt like to be an emperor. She should wait until she met her uncle and ask him, because her uncle was the emperor.
"Is it tiring to be a queen? Grandfather said that the queen is the mother of the country and a role model for all women in the world. It is not easy to be a good queen."
"Your grandfather was right."
As for the question of whether being a queen is tiring, Xie Yaoqing avoided the question and did not give a definite answer.
This question is too complex to be answered in simple terms.
Xie Yaoqing did feel exhausted physically and mentally. As the queen, she needed to deal with various affairs in the palace, face complex interpersonal relationships and power struggles, and take care of the emperor and the people in the harem. This kind of fatigue comes not only from physical fatigue, but also from the burden on her heart.
The situation seems to be different now. Although Xie Yaoqing is no longer as busy as before, he is not really relaxed in his heart.
Xie Yaoqing asked Zhiyu to take her little niece to wash up first, then turned around and saw her eldest nephew with a stern face and a serious look.
She knew that this child was smart and sensitive, and must have her own ideas in her mind, so she asked gently: "Yan Yan also has questions for Auntie?"
Xie Siyan nodded and asked seriously, "Aunt, is my uncle really sick? Aunt, don't try to fool me. I smelled medicine in the afternoon."
Xie Yaoqing's heart tightened. She didn't expect this child to be so perceptive.
There are only two masters in the Qianqing Palace, one is Xie Yaoqing and the other is Xiao Chengxu. Since it is not Xie Yaoqing who is drinking the medicine, it must be someone else. It is not surprising that Xie Siyan can guess it.
Although Xie Yaoqing had been taking care of her body ever since Yongchang Marquis Mansion sent the medically proficient Lonicera to serve her, and she had drunk a lot of bitter soups and had a lot of acupuncture treatments, two months ago, Xie Yaoqing really didn't want to take medicine anymore. She couldn't help but want to dry heave at the smell of the medicine. Lonicera found a way to adjust the prescription and made it into small pills that were smaller than pearls. Not only were they very convenient to take, but the herbal smell that had lingered for several months also gradually subsided.
The eldest nephew is much harder to fool than the younger niece. Since Xie Yaoqing has already guessed it, he no longer hides it.
"Yes, you have a very sensitive nose. It might be like a puppy's nose, because you can smell it all." Xie Yaoqing teased in a nonchalant manner, trying to divert her nephew's attention.
The Palace of Heavenly Purity is quite large, and there is a special place for boiling medicine, which is away from people. Xie Siyan did not go to the bedroom where Xiao Chengxu rested, but he could still smell the medicine. It must be said that he really has a good nose, otherwise why didn't Xie Siyue, who was playing with him, smell the medicine.
"Is my uncle's illness serious?" Xie Siyan asked worriedly.
Xie Yaoqing rubbed his little head and comforted him with a smile: "It's not a serious illness, he just needs more rest. Don't worry, there are the best doctors in the palace, and your uncle will get better soon."
However, Xie Siyan did not completely believe her words.
He knew very well that if his uncle's illness was not serious and was just some minor problem, his aunt would not always frown and would not want to hide it.
But he didn't ask any further because he knew his aunt didn't want him to worry too much and he was just a child and couldn't help.
"Okay, it's getting late, Yanyan, go to bed."
Xie Yaoqing called Feng Ning in and asked him to take Xie Siyan downstairs to serve him.
Xie Siyan was still very well behaved. He went to bed obediently when told to do so, and did not make a fuss about wanting to play for a while longer. Perhaps it was because he knew that Xie Yaoqing was probably in a bad mood and had no intention of playing with him, so he did not cause any trouble for Xie Yaoqing and instead acted as an obedient child.