Chapter 1450: 1445: The Medicine, Bring It to Us

Chapter 1450: Chapter 1445: The Medicine, Bring It to Us

He followed his grandfather’s orders to check on Xiao Yu’s condition and had heard about what Xiao Yu had said and done, feeling a heavy knot in his brow. He slowly began to speak, “Emperor, the intention of everyone in the Marquis’s Manor is to request of the emperor… to allow Miaoyan to stay at the Marquis’s Manor to recover her health.”

Not to return to the Xiao family, to wade into that muddy water, wearing away her life.

Chu Yihan replied with a cold voice, “After the battle, it’s essential to recuperate. The Xiao family’s situation is complicated, and the ultimate decision requires my consideration. However, I allow Su Miaoyan to heal in the Marquis’s Manor. If the empress wishes to personally take care of her there, it’s also permissible, but she must be careful with her health and not overexert herself.”

Su Hao smiled, “Yes, your servant will convey the emperor’s decree.”

Su Hao thought that Chu Yihan would return with him to the Marquis’s Manor to see Su Yingxue before heading back to the palace.

But Chu Yihan seemed unwell and did not ride a horse but instead took a carriage back to the palace. On the way, he heard Sun Wu mutter, “The emperor is going to summon Lady Lan again.”

He didn’t hear the words clearly, so Su Hao did not mention them to Su Yingxue.

However, when Su Yingxue heard Chu Yihan’s imperial edict, she hesitated, “If I stay so openly in the Marquis’s Manor without returning to the palace, and the censors find out, they will file a complaint against me again. Once Miaoyan has taken her medicine, I still need to return to the palace.”

Wu Jinyan lightly fanned the small stove at her side, “Our empress, Your Majesty, is really different now, even considering the censors’ opinion. She dares not to stay at her parental home. She wasn’t so restrained in the past.”

“Is sister-in-law teasing me?” Su Yingxue reached out and gently tickled Wu Jinyan’s itch.

“This servant is just saying that our empress, Your Majesty, now truly embodies maternal grace.”

Wu Jinyan looked a bit more plump due to her pregnancy, her face glowed with health, and she looked more radiant when she smiled.

Su Yingxue watched Su Miaoyan drink the medicine and quickly rode back to the palace. When Su Qingzhi learned she had returned, he praised her at dinner, “This child, having been empress for a few years, has finally shown some understanding. It’s just… alas, now there’s no one to pour wine for this old man.”

“Chen Yang will pour it for you.” Su Chenyang picked up the wine jug and immediately went to Su Qingzhi’s side, adroitly pouring him a glass of wine.

Su Qingzhi hugged him, greatly comforted, “My great-grandson is the most obedient. Come, drink a cup with your great-grandpa.”

He was happy for a moment and made Su Chenyang drink a mouthful of wine, making Su Chenyang cough intensely, his little face turning red, “Cough, cough! Cough, cough, cough… It’s so spicy!”

“Grandpa, Chen Yang is still young!” Su Hao quickly took the child and gave him tea to alleviate the spiciness.

“The sons of my Marquis’s Manor can’t be coddled like this!” Su Qingzhi declared magnanimously. He thought to himself that although Chen Yang was an obedient child, he lacked a bit of the masculine spirit needed to become a great general in the future. The boy still needed more toughening.

Yet Su Hao understood that although Chen Yang had decent talent in martial arts, he preferred reading. He was not fixated on becoming a Martial General. He was willing to let the child follow his own heart and choose the path he liked.

In the medicine hut, Madam Yin had left the dinner early to accompany Su Miaoyan.

She had only this one daughter, who she cherished as dearly as her own heart, never letting her suffer the slightest hardship since she was a child.

She never hoped for Su Miaoyan to marry well, to have a prosperous future, much less to expect her to shine upon their family name like Su Yingxue. She only wished for her child to live a plain and happy life.

But now, she had suffered the greatest torments in the world.

Her son was gone, and she had nearly lost her life.

The Xiao family was like a den of dragons and a pit of tigers, almost costing her half her life!

Su Yingxue told her about the difficult childbirth, the corpse poisoning, the falling off the cliff—each one of these events was shocking to the core; these were trials her pampered daughter had never before experienced.

How helpless and desperate must she have felt during those times?

“Brother Yu…”

Su Miaoyan slowly opened her eyes.

Her head was throbbing as if it had been split with an axe, and tears streamed down her face, but the name she called out was Xiao Yu’s.

“Miaoyan, you’re awake. Don’t think about Xiao Yu anymore, you’re home now. Once you’ve recovered, Mother will take you home, and we’ll have nothing to do with Xiao Yu for the rest of our lives. Father and Mother will take care of you forever.”

Madam Yin wiped away her tears and gently patted Su Miaoyan’s back, trying to comfort her.

Su Miaoyan wanted to shake her head, but the pain was so intense that she could barely move. All she could manage was a faint voice, “Mother, Brother Yu… where is he?”

She remembered that before she lost consciousness, there were so many people and so many things… and Brother Yu, who had coughed up a lot of blood.

Madam Yin pressed her down, “Don’t move. The empress said you’re too weak to do anything but rest and recover. Don’t exert yourself, Miaoyan. Just focus on getting better before we talk about anything else.”

Madam Yin stayed with her day and night, never leaving her bedside.

Su Miaoyan could feel her own weakness; unable to move, she could only lie quietly as her mother advised.

But in her dreams, she saw Xiao Yu calling to her, his eyes swollen and purple, a sight both frightening and heartbreaking.

Under the moonlight, Su Hao was helping Wu Jinyan with a walk. She often said that she had gained weight with the pregnancy and wanted to walk more after dinner before resting.

Su Hao kept her company, but tonight, he looked troubled. Wu Jinyan held his hand, “Hubby, what are you thinking about?”

Su Hao’s thoughtful gaze met hers, and he knew he had nothing left to hide.

He said, “Today, I vaguely heard that the emperor is going back to the palace to see Concubine Lan.”

Wu Jinyan was slightly surprised, then said, “Recently… has the emperor seen any of the concubines?”

Su Hao shook his head, “There’s no word in the court, but Yingxue has been the sole favorite these past few years, which has led to much criticism from the censors. Although she is much more sensible now than before, sole favoritism is not an easy matter, and I worry that she won’t be able to handle it with her temperament.”

His Jinyan was extremely tolerant and astute. Even after their marriage, countless people wanted to introduce him to potential mistresses and send beautiful women his way; she had been irritated enough to argue with him about it. If that was her reaction, then one could only imagine how his sister—who had been proudly doted on by the emperor for so many years—would feel.

She would likely be unhappy if she found out.

“Let’s observe what happens at court tomorrow. If the emperor truly shifts his favor, we must ensure the empress doesn’t become too anxious,” Wu Jinyan said to Su Hao.

Su Hao nodded, and after their walk, he assisted her back to their room for rest.

In Yaoguang Hall, Chu Yihan’s dragon robe was already torn, his collar open, revealing broad, taut muscles, his face flushed as he grappled with severe pain in his forehead, reaching out to the person in front of him, “The medicine, bring it to me.”

“At your command,” responded a hoarse voice, as a woman in a blue palace dress, tall and upright, approached Chu Yihan.

She handed a bottle of medicine to Chu Yihan, but before he could take it, Sun Wu announced loudly, “The empress… the empress has arrived!”

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