Traveling through famine years, peasant girls hold space in their hands to store food

When Lu Qingqing returned to the room, she saw that Chu Haochen had finished washing and walked up to her in his underwear.

"Would you like me to help my wife wash and groom?"

Lu Qingqing glanced at her, then turned and walked towards the cabinet, took out a change of clothes and slowly walked into the inner room.

Behind him, Chu Haochen shook his head and smiled as he walked to the low table on the soft couch and sat down. He picked up the white jade teapot at hand and poured himself a cup of tea.

Listening to the sound of water coming from the inner room, he curled the corners of his lips and chuckled.

At this time, Xiao Zihong from the Fourth Prince's Mansion was venting his anger in the study. Tea cups were smashed on the ground and splashed everywhere. The subordinates in the room knelt in front of him and hung their heads.

"Trash, get out of here!"

After saying this, the subordinate who was kneeling in front of him quickly stood up and disappeared into the room, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart.

Xiao Zihong didn't expect that things would not go so smoothly after returning to the capital. His face was terribly gloomy, and his sinister eyes were fixed on the dark night outside.

The Xiao Zimo brothers moved more and more. He seemed to be speeding up his pace and wanted to lead him out of the study.

In the dark and quiet night, the emperor was sitting on the dragon bed in the palace, his eyes were rolling with bloodshot eyes, and the eunuch in charge beside him was so frightened that he quickly shouted to call the imperial doctor.

The emperor stopped him with his hand, pointed to the secret compartment at the head of the bed, and asked him to take out the contents.

The serving eunuch did not dare to neglect, his eyes were full of worry, and he quickly followed the instructions and took out the things inside.

Inside was a porcelain bottle and a flare.

He hesitated not knowing which one the emperor wanted, so he simply brought them all in front of the emperor.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty has brought something. Can you tell which one it is?"

The emperor, who was rolling on the bed in pain, used all his strength to look at the thing in his hand, stretched out his trembling hand and grabbed the porcelain bottle.

The eunuch understood and quickly opened the lid, poured out a black pill from it and handed it to the emperor.

The emperor's eyes widened when he saw the pill, and he grabbed it and stuffed it into his mouth. The eunuch quickly brought tea and asked the emperor to swallow it. Seeing the emperor's uncomfortable look, he knelt down and begged the emperor to let him call the imperial physician.

"No...don't go..."

The chief eunuch beside the bed knelt down and took two steps towards him, his worried eyes evident. He kept begging and persuading them, saying that this was not going to work.

"Wait......"

He didn't understand what the emperor was waiting for, but he didn't dare to go against the emperor's wishes.

After a while, the emperor's pain disappeared a lot and he calmed down. However, his face was still not very good and as pale as paper.

The chief eunuch took a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from the emperor's forehead, crying with tears in his eyes.

"What are you afraid of, old man? I am fine. I won't die."

After saying this, he beckoned the chief eunuch to come closer and whispered in his ear:

"Old man, remember that there is no one trustworthy around me except you. This is left by the miracle doctor to suppress the poison in my body. Keep it away. Don't reveal anything about today."

When the chief eunuch heard the emperor's words, his eyes were full of disbelief. The corners of his lips trembled slightly in response to the emperor. The porcelain bottle in his hand tightened, and the treasure seemed to be placed back in the secret compartment.

The emperor also told him to fire the flare if anything happened, and the miracle doctor would send people to help him when he saw it. This time he made a deal with the miracle doctor.

"Yes, I have remembered it."

After he finished speaking, he quickly poured a cup of tea and came closer to the emperor.

The emperor, who had drunk half a bowl of tea, waved at him and told him to fix the door of the hall.

"Hey, I'll go right away."

While he was standing by the palace door observing what was going on outside, the emperor summoned the leader of his hidden guards.

"I see you, Your Majesty."

The emperor was half leaning on the dragon bed, his face was pale, he coughed twice, and then he said coldly to him: "Go and bring Qi Xueer's son to me."

"Yes!"

The leader of the hidden guards responded simply and quickly, and then disappeared into the dormitory. At this time, the eunuch in charge by the door was still looking outside. In the crack of the door, he did find a figure who had been poking his head in front of the palace door.

He quickly reached out to cover his mouth, staring at the boss with a pair of cloudy eyes.

At this time, the emperor's voice sounded, and he turned around and returned to the emperor.

"Your Majesty..."

The emperor signaled him not to say anything, as he knew it all. The eunuch in charge had a gloomy expression and his eyes were filled with worry.

The emperor said calmly:

"Old man, you have been with me since you were a child. Do you see this kind of thing rarely? Don't worry."

He finally opened his mouth, but said nothing. It was indeed not easy for the emperor to get to where he is today. He had always supported Princess Changning and her brother and fought hard to carve out a smooth road...

The emperor sneered with a smile that did not reach his eyes. Some people had wild thoughts, but he just didn't expect that this person's thoughts were so deep and were not exposed until today.

I have been deceived by his appearance for so many years.

He advised the emperor not to think too much, as the dragon's health was the most important thing at this time, and it was already late at night, so he advised the emperor to go to bed early.

He stepped forward and helped the emperor lie down, tucking up the quilt.

"Your Majesty, please go to sleep. I will stay here with you tonight."

The emperor raised the corners of his lips and smiled, then closed his eyes.

At this time, in a farm far outside the capital, Qi Xueer coaxed her child to sleep early, then she turned and went into the inner room to wash and dress.

The maid next to her was helping her wash herself, and she didn't even notice that the child on the bed outside had been taken away.

The hidden guard holding the child quickly disappeared into the night...

"Ah...baby...where is the baby?"

Qi Xueer saw the empty bed and no trace of the child. She screamed and looked at the doors and windows, saying that everything was fine, so why was the child missing?

The maid hurriedly took the coat and put it on her.

"Master, I will go find it, find it."

As he said this, he ran out of the room.

Qi Xueer, with disheveled hair and underwear, was rummaging under the bed in the room for the child.

At this time, everyone in the village was alarmed. When they heard that the little master was missing, they all came out to look for him. They searched the village but couldn't find the child.

Qi Xueer was slumped on the ground like a madman.

Looking at the maid running in, she suddenly raised her head, with hope burning in her eyes. But when she saw her empty arms, the light in her eyes disappeared instantly.

"Oooooooh...baby."

The maid stepped forward to help her, cautiously persuading her, and tentatively asking if she wanted to send a message there?

At this time, Qi Xueer seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw. She grabbed the maid's arm and ordered her to find someone to go to the capital to deliver a letter, saying that her son was missing...