Chapter 191 - 189. His Letter

Third-person POV

Hong er sighed tiredly as she leaned her back on the chaise lounge in her tent. The fight really drained her energy and on top of that, the baby inside her also followed suit in taking up a quarter of her Qi while she was fighting.

The Yun sisters got anxious when they saw how pale Hong er's lips were. Although they were equally tires, they ran frantically in the tent.

Meiyun: "Why do you have to force yourself?!"

Hong er: "Hehe~ It's fine. Just need some rest to replenish my Qi."

Hong er chuckled seeing how panicked Meiyun got until she forgot to use honorifics.

Hong er: "Here, check on my pulse. Everything is fine."

Huayun went to her side and placed two fingers on her wrist. Huayun sighed in relief after knowing that Hong er just used her Qi too much and got tired from it.

Huayun: "Your Majesty Empress, please don't push yourself too hard. You almost got us a heart attack."

Hong er: "En. Help me change my clothes, I want to take a nap."

Huayun: "Yes."

Meiyun: "I will go get some hot water."

Hong er took off her current clothes with Huayun's help and wipe her sweaty body with a warm towel that Meiyun brought over. Originally, she only wanted to take an hour nap but it turned to be a deep sleep until the next morning.

And just as she predicted, Weisheng's letter arrived just a moment ago. Hong er sighed as she opened the letter, she expected that it would be Weisheng scolding her for a few pages. But she only saw two words boldly written in the middle of the page with Weisheng's seal at the side.

'Hui Jia' (Go home)

Only by these two words, it could send a shiver down to her spine. The day where the two them meet again would be her doom day, she thought so.

Meiyun: "So, What did His Majesty Emperor say?"

Hong er: "I'm gonna die."

Meiyun: "Ahahaha~ Thought so."

Hong er: "Humph! Why are you so mean to me?"

Hong er said with her cheeks puffed out and her brows knitted together.

Meiyun: "Ahahaha~"

Meiyun only laughed at Hong er's cute angry reaction.

Huayun: "When will we depart?"

Hong er: "Until the reinforcement arrived. Huayun, help me grind some ink."

Huayun: "Yes, Your Majesty Empress."

Hong er dipped her brush into the ink and only wrote a few letters then used her seal to stamp at the side of the words. After that, she handed it to Meiyun to dry the ink and told her to send it back with the beast that Weisheng used to deliver his letter.

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Qiyi: "Your Majesty Emperor, is something bothering you?"

Weisheng: "En."

Weisheng grumpily replied as he glared at the direction where his beast messenger just left.

Weisheng: 'This wife of mine really is strong-headed.'

The next morning*

Weisheng's hand trembled in anger from reading the content of the letter that he received a moment ago. Weisheng exhaled a long sigh and massaged his forehead while tapping the table with his finger.

Qiyi: "Your Majesty Emperor, is it Her Majesty Empress?"

Weisheng: "En."

Weisheng glanced at the letter once again, hoping that what he saw before was wrong. However, he has perfect eyesight and he didn't read it wrong. He wanted to crumble the paper and burnt it into ashes, nevertheless, it was the letter that his beloved written for him and he didn't dare to do that.

'No and I won.' (A/N: She means that she wouldn't go home and had won the battle.)

Weisheng: 'My wife….is so stubborn.'

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Two days later, per her promise, Hong er went back to the royal palace in the capital city in a great mood, however, she didn't expect that the whole palace would be in turmoil during her absence.

The first day of Hong er's absence was the worst of all. Xue Lang refused to go to his classes and sat dejectedly at the Floating Lotus Pavilion from the moment he woke up till his bedtime. He also refused to eat his meal and only go to bed after being nagged by Lu Cixi, yet he couldn't fall asleep.

Ming Yu had tried her best to convince him that Hong er would be fine and told him to pray for her safety. Xue Lang nodded his head and went to kneel in front of the Goddess of Light's statue for 4 hours. His actions caused such an uproar in the Back Palace.

Princess Yue also couldn't focus on anything that she does and fretted about Hong er's safety, moreover, Hong er currently is pregnant with such a big belly.

Not to mention, with Hong er's absence, the charge of handling the palaces fell back onto her shoulders. Rather than tired from working, she is more tired worrying about Xue Lang and Hong er.

She had to convince Xue Lang to eat his meal and almost got a heart attack when she heard that he was kneeling in the temple for almost 4 hours. Thankfully, the personnel that Hong er assigned to her is very useful.

Ah Li (the elite force) would put a spell on Xue Lang so he could feel asleep in a blink. She also helped Lu Cixi in arranging any doc.u.ments or instructions that needed to be done. Lu Cixi now realize why the Xu elite forces are very look up to, the way they handle their job is very efficient and flexible.

Even Lu Cixi's agents learned one or two things from Ah Li and she generously teaches them everything that they were curious about. Ah Li couldn't blame them as Lu family's intelligence agent is specialized in gathering information and studies, therefore, they weren't that good in combat skill compared to Xu elite forces.

Ah Li: "Your Majesty Empress Dowager, this servant got a piece of news that Her Majesty Empress had passed the Royal Palace's main gate."

Lu Cixi: "Call Physician Xu at once. We need to check the baby's and her health. Inform Xue Lang and Yue Ying of her arrival." (A/N: Yue Ying is Princess Yue's real name. Liu Yueying.)

Ah Li: "Yes, Your Majesty Empress Dowager."

Ah Li disappeared into thin air after she gave her salute to Lu Cixi. Lu Cixi rose from her seat and went to see her stubborn daughter-in-law.

Lu Cixi: 'I will give this girl a good lecture.'

However, her anger instantly dispersed when Hong er kowtowed to her the moment she saw her.

Hong er: "This unfilial daughter-in-law realizes its mistakes and will receive any punishment from Your Majesty Empress Dowager."

Lu Cixi swiftly helped Hong er to stand up and smacked Hong er's hand.

Lu Cixi: "You know it is dangerous, yet, you still go there. Do you know how worried His Majesty Emperor when he learned about your whereabouts?"

Lu Cixi nagged Hong er, meanwhile Hong er just helplessly smiled and massaged Lu Cixi's palm to appease her anger. Hong er's brows arched when she heard fast footsteps and screams from afar.

She turned her head around and saw Princess Yue and Xue Lang running towards her direction with their arms open. Hong er smiled lovingly and also opened her arms for them to jump in. The two of them immediately hit the brakes and stopped right in front of Hong er which made Hong er puzzled.

Then they gently hugged Hong er and said.

Princess Yue & Xue Lang: "Welcome home, sister-in-law / Imperial Mother."

Hong er: "En. I'm back."