Chapter 415 (1/2)

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t.i.tle: The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

Chapter 415 - The capital's gate can be opened with grain (2)

(T/N: Zhao Li changes Haohao's official name to Ning Jinchen after he was taken into the palace in chapter 366.)

Pengyue, who was in the inner room, was startled awake by the sound of Haohao's crying. She anxiously called out, ”Chen-er.”

Haohao momentarily froze in surprise, then he quickly wiped away his tears, grabbed his father's clothing, and pointed towards the inside. ”Her Majesty is calling me.”

Haohao, who had been living in the palace for almost a year, always called Pengyue, ”Her Majesty” in a milky-sweet voice that gave off a pleasant, warm feeling.

While Ning Yuxuan was briefly startled, the nearby palace servants had already put down the gauzy curtain to block the view.

Putting down Haohao, Ning Yuxuan went over to salute. ”This official, Ning Yuxuan, greets Your Majesty.”

The person on the bed seemed to relax. ”Oh, it's you...” After thinking it over, she smiled and said, ”You still regard me as the empress? Right now, the turmoil and chaos of war is running rampant, and there aren't even many people left in the palace. It's alright, you don't need to keep saluting.”

After these words were said, the sound of gasping for breath was heard from the bed.

Ning Yuxuan pursed his lips and said, ”Your Majesty, you took such good care of my heir. It's only right that this official salutes you.”

Pengyue somewhat absent-mindedly asked, ”Is the capital going to be taken over soon?”

Marquis Moyu didn't answer her. Instead, he said, ”Your Majesty, you need to take care of your health.”

”What's there left of this body to care for?” Pengyue softly coughed a few times, then she sighed. ”I told him a long time ago to not be so outrageously obstinate. Conquering a country and being able to holding onto it afterwards are two different things. But, he wouldn't listen to me. He's such an arrogant person. Once he falls, he won't have another chance to climb back up again.”

At the end, she actually smiled as she said, ”He's probably throwing a self-righteous tantrum right now. That person...”

Ning Yuxuan stayed silent.

”Marquis, take Chen-er with you.” Pengyue said, ”Although he was forcibly brought into the palace by the emperor, this empress is grateful for his company. He helped this empress endure many especially painful days. Having him, it felt as if I had been able to give birth to my own child. Because of him, I wasn't doomed to a lifetime of being unable to walk out of that dark place.”

Pengyue had once been pregnant. After the execution of Nie Clan ended, she had felt unusually tired. It was only after she had returned to the palace, and the imperial physician checked her pulse that she found out that she was pregnant.

Back then, she had been overjoyed. They were going to have a baby! Zhao Li had also seemed very happy too.

However, she inexplicably suffered a miscarriage. Every night, she would have a nightmare that her baby had come back to blame her for failing to protect him.

Protect him? She didn't even know how she had lost her baby. How could she have protected him?

She blamed herself for being too stupid and couldn't forgive herself. Even after Zhao Li had built w.a.n.gyue Building for her, she couldn't come out of her depression.

Later on, she had Chen-er to keep her company. The child was lively, clever, and exceptionally considerate for someone of his young age. As soon as he saw that she was feeling sad, he would put on a show to cheer her up. As time pa.s.sed, she slowly walked out from that dark cloud.