At this moment, they had already walked to the lakeside of the Imperial Garden. In front of them was a pavilion. A tent was hung around the pavilion, and a desk was decorated with calligraphy tables, and there were short tables and brocade mats scattered around them. Outside the pavilion, there were palace servants waiting.

Emperor Longqing stepped up the steps and walked into the pavilion.

Ji Xiaotang and Qin Zhen exchanged a glance and followed Emperor Longqing into the pavilion. Ji Xiaotang looked around and secretly wondered in his heart. It seemed that Emperor Longqing should have been here before the palace banquet.

What did Emperor Longqing do here? As soon as this thought arose, Ji Xiaotang's eyes immediately captured the answer.

There were some scrolls and rice paper on the desk, and the pen holder next to it was all washed. It turned out that Emperor Longqing was painting here just now.

Emperor Longqing entered the pavilion, but did not stop in front of the desk, but walked to the side along the lake and stood in front of the vermilion railing.

They entered the pavilion, but none of the people they served followed, obviously they had already received instructions.

"I am an ineffective emperor." When Qin Zhen and Ji Xiaotang walked to each other, Emperor Longqing spoke slowly again, "Sometimes I think that if the third or fourth brother became emperors, then the Qin Dynasty would definitely not be like this now."

As soon as Emperor Longqing said this, Ji Xiaotang was surprised, but Qin Zhen changed his face.

Such words are not casually said, nor are they casually listened to.

"Your Majesty..." Qin Zhen hurriedly leaned over and was about to salute Emperor Longqing.

Emperor Longqing's eyes remained on the lake, but he was ready to extend his hand to stop Qin Zhen.

Qin Zhen's courtesy did not continue, but he still said it. "Your Majesty, I will never be able to bear the words. Please don't say such words again in the future, otherwise I will be responsible for the death of me."

"Fourth brother, you don't have to do this. There are no outsiders here, but we brothers talk to each other. I am the emperor and say I have all the worlds, but in fact I have nothing. There is not even a person around me who can tell the intimate words."

Ji Xiaotang stood behind Qin Zhen. She could not see Emperor Longqing's face, but she could read his deep loneliness and pain at this moment from his voice.

Mid-Autumn Festival night was supposed to be a festive night of reunion. But today, Empress Dowager Han was angry first, and then Emperor Longqing was like this again...

Ji Xiaotang couldn't help but sigh secretly.

I don’t know if it was because of Qin Zhen’s persuasion, but after Qin Zhen said these words, he never mentioned anything better than Qin Lin and Qin Zhen’s emperors.

"But, what you said is right. On a day like this, we should talk about some festive things." Emperor Longqing slowly turned around, and his eyes fell on Ji Xiaotang.

The moon is bright in the sky, and there are red lanterns in the pavilion. Emperor Longqing's eyes are pitch black and bright. If he only looks at these eyes, he would never have thought that this would be a person who was incorporated into the blind.

And these eyes do not belong to the eyes of an emperor.

"Xiaotang is pregnant, and I hope we won't be ruined by our mood. " Emperor Longqing said to Ji Xiaotang with a smile.

"What did Your Majesty say? I am very happy to be able to enter the palace to accompany Your Majesty to celebrate this Mid-Autumn Festival. Of course, it would be even better if Your Majesty could be happy too." Ji Xiaotang's tone was gentle, as if the gauze was blowing by the wind.

She only said to accompany Emperor Longqing, but intentionally or unintentionally skipped Empress Dowager Han and refused to mention it.

"I'm very happy that the fourth brother and Xiaotang can come to accompany me." Emperor Longqing's smile became gentler, and his eyes slowly fell on Ji Xiaotang's raised belly. "It's okay for me and my fourth brother. Xiaotang would sit down and talk so as not to get tired of his body."

Since entering the pavilion, Emperor Longqing's meaning has been expressed very clearly.

Tonight, in this pavilion, he and Qin Zhen and Ji Xiaotang have no distinction between monarch and minister, but are just family members and can speak their hearts freely.

"Thank you, Your Majesty~ I'm not polite, then I'm not polite." Ji Xiaotang smiled. He really picked up a comfortable seat and sat down.

"It should be like this." Emperor Longqing was very happy to see Ji Xiaotang like this, and nodded repeatedly with a smile, and then sighed again, "The ancestors passed on their foundation to our generation, and their descendants became thinner. Yu'er. I haven't seen Yu'er for a long time. Not only the Queen Mother couldn't remember Yu'er's appearance, but I didn't think about it very much."

Emperor Longqing suddenly mentioned Qin Yu.

"Your Majesty said to your third brother. I think when Yu'er is relieved, the third brother will bring Yu'er to see Your Majesty." Qin Zhen said.

Emperor Longqing shook his head with a smile.

"Forget it, I feel relieved that they take care of Yu'er."

Obviously, Emperor Longqing knew very well about the reasons why Qin Lin and Zheng Gui did not bring Qin Yu into the palace. Qin Lin and Zheng Gui were not only guarding against Empress Dowager Han, but also guarding against him.

"Fourth brother, you must take good care of Xiaotang." Emperor Longqing suddenly instructed Qin Zhen.

Qin Zhen naturally nodded in agreement.

"I hope that Xiaotang can give birth to a baby boy this baby." Emperor Longqing said immediately.

"Thank you for your good words." Qin Zhen's eyes flashed slightly, then lowered his head and said.

"If it's a baby girl, will Your Majesty be unhappy?" Ji Xiaotang sat on the brocade mat and asked with a smile.

Emperor Longqing also laughed.

"I don't like baby girls. Well, if Xiaotang's baby is a baby girl, then I will sign her as a princess."

Ji Xiaotang is the princess. If she gave birth to a girl, she would be a little princess. Now she has just a joke, and Emperor Longqing has accepted it and promised that if she is a baby girl, she would be given the title of princess.

"Your Majesty's words are pure and elegant, then I will thank Your Majesty for Your Majesty's niece first." Ji Xiaotang said immediately.

Emperor Longqing and Qin Zhen both laughed.

"You are smart and refuse to let go of this cheap." Emperor Longqing actually made a joke in his interest.

"Your Majesty's gift, the prince and I are naturally happy to receive it.?★   ?" Ji Xiaotang said.

"The Empress Dowager often says that Xiaotang is likable, but it is true." Emperor Longqing looked at Ji Xiaotang and said to Qin Zhen.

Qin Zhen didn't even be polite to Emperor Longqing: "Xiaotang is naturally excellent."

Emperor Longqing laughed.

"It seems that the Empress Dowager did a good thing after all." Emperor Longqing murmured.

The atmosphere was right at this time. Ji Xiaotang suddenly remembered something important and hurriedly stood up.

"Just before entering the palace, I was still discussing..." Ji Xiaotang said the words that should have invited famous doctors from all over the world to treat Emperor Longqing. "Even if your Majesty is not for himself, he should also consider the country."

"I am also brave enough to hope that Your Majesty can seriously consider this suggestion." Qin Zhen also said.

Emperor Longqing's eyes were slightly closed, and he pondered for a moment before speaking, "I appreciate your kindness. However, it's not necessary."

"Your Majesty, why don't you need it?" Ji Xiaotang asked quickly. Emperor Longqing's eyes clearly contained hope. Their suggestions should have made Emperor Longqing's heart moved.

But after that glory of hope, it was dark and silence.

Why did Emperor Longqing give up such hope?

"The imperial physician in the palace is already the best in the world. And he has served me for many years, and no one knows my condition better than them. If they cannot cure it, then this is my destiny." Emperor Longqing's tone turned calm.

"How can Your Majesty say this? Your Majesty bears the will of heaven and invites famous doctors in the world. There are benefits but no harm. Please think twice." Qin Zhen continued to persuade Emperor Longqing.

Emperor Longqing seemed to have made up his mind.

"...All things are in trouble and the border is unstable. There is no need to waste money and damage my people."

Emperor Longqing said this, but Ji Xiaotang did not think that this was the real reason.

However, Emperor Longqing was extremely stubborn in this matter, and Ji Xiaotang and Qin Zhen could not persuade him at all.

Emperor Longqing's condition has always been a sensitive topic in the harem. Qin Zhen may be able to operate other things privately, but Emperor Longqing did not nod and Qin Zhen could not take any action.

"Your Majesty does not want to go out to hire a doctor, so you should also be more willing to take care of your health. Your Majesty also said that everything is in trouble and the border is unstable. Your Majesty should take care of your health for the country and the people." Ji Xiaotang gave a solemn greeting to Emperor Longqing.

Emperor Longqing looked at Ji Xiaotang for a moment before nodding slowly.

"You are right, I will be more careful."

The three of them were talking in the pavilion, and it was late at night before they knew it. The cool breeze of the veil was gradually chilling.

Emperor Longqing was the first to chill.

"The night is cold and dew is heavy, Your Majesty should take a rest earlier." Qin Zhen said immediately.

"Okay, fourth brother. You should take Xiaotang back and rest, don't catch a cold." Emperor Longqing nodded.

Qin Zhen and Ji Xiaotang saluted Emperor Longqing and slowly left the pavilion.

Another gust of wind blew, blowing the gauze and blew the rice paper on the desk. A vivid picture of a lady fell into the corner of Ji Xiaotang's eyes.

Emperor Longqing seemed to have not realized it, and was still standing by the railings.

When he sat on the carriage of Prince An's mansion with Qin Zhen, Ji Xiaotang still saw the scene he saw when he came out of the pavilion.

That vivid picture of a lady, the beauty is made of contemporary outfits, and her eyebrows look familiar.

"Prince, I think I finally know what the imperial concubine looks like." Ji Xiaotang said suddenly.

Qin Zhen showed no surprise at all. He only asked Ji Xiaotang: "Did you see it?"

Ji Xiaotang nodded, slightly surprised at Qin Zhen's attitude: "Did the prince see it too?"

"I don't need to look." Qin Zhen said simply.

"Why?"

"Your Majesty was good at painting, especially landscape painting. But since he ascended the throne, Your Majesty has never painted anything else." The implication is that after Emperor Longqing ascended the throne, he only painted the imperial concubine.

Ji Xiaotang suddenly woke up.

They have been in the pavilion for so long and have so many palace servants, why hasn’t one of them entered the pavilion to serve?

I think it was impossible for Emperor Longqing to get close to him when he painted.

Emperor Longqing was using this method, remembering his boy's dream alone.

"However, Your Majesty has only painted in his bedroom in the past, and this is the first time I have moved to the Imperial Garden." Qin Zhen continued, "Your Majesty is... getting more and more..."

Qin Zhen didn't say anything, but Ji Xiaotang understood.
To be continued...