Chapter 1256 The Emperor Became a Dog

“Back then, the Emperor would talk to us himself, saying that no matter how late he returned to the residence, the Empress would always keep a light on for him. Sometimes, when handling affairs, if the weather turned cold, the Empress would send clothes and food to the Emperor. Of course, she wouldn’t forget to bring us something too. We were a bunch of youngsters, utterly envious, and back then, the twelfth brother even said he wanted to marry someone like the Empress in the future.” Prince De continued muttering.

The Emperor floated in midair, lost in memories.

When he was still a Prince, the late Emperor would assign tasks to the adult princes, appointing them to various departments, but would not allow any special treatment, saying it was to temper them. The clearest memory was one winter night; he was reviewing files, stamping his feet against the cold. The Empress had sent clothes and a few pots of hot wine. At that time, he draped the clothes over himself, took a sip of the wine, and felt inexplicably warm.

Why had he forgotten these things?

“Your sister-in-law is indeed a good person. Gentle, yes, but overly gentle.” The Empress Dowager sighed.

“What can be done? After her father’s passing, there’s no one left from her maternal family, her family in decline. Then look at that Imperial Concubine Shu; her brother is a General, her father was originally a second-grade official, but after Imperial Concubine Shu gained favor, the Emperor promoted him aggressively to a first-grade official. Those two walk around with their noses in the air! The Emperor praises Imperial Concubine Shu’s intelligence and gentleness all day long. I find it strange—a whole family with that demeanor, yet the daughter taught so differently? Who would believe it? Oh, actually someone does believe it—my elder brother believes it.” Prince De continued his sarcastic rant.

Emperor: …You just about called me foolish, didn’t you?

“You say your elder brother is talkative, but actually, both of you brothers are the same. Once you start talking, you can’t stop.” The Empress Dowager laughed, “Stop complaining; don’t you still have a pile of memorials unreviewed? Go get busy; with your elder brother in his current state, he can only rely on you now, you know.”

“Ah—” Prince De raised his hands to his head and howled dramatically, then turning to look at the Emperor lying in bed, “Emperor, please wake up soon. Do you know how much hair I’ve lost during this time? Sleeping less than three hours a night, it’s killing me!”

“He will wake up. Just bear with it for now.” The Empress Dowager comforted.

“Yes, I also believe the Emperor will wake up. Oh well, I’ll go review those memorials for him first; after all, he is my elder brother. Although this elder brother is now suspicious, he doesn’t favor me…” Prince De waved his hand and muttered as he exited.

The Empress Dowager watched Prince De’s back with a smile and shook her head, then turned to gaze at the unconscious Emperor lying in bed, sighed: “Foolish son, wake up soon.” After saying this, she went out to instruct people to come in and keep watch, then returned to her palace with her entourage.

The Emperor floated in midair for a long time without coming to.

It’s not like the Empress Dowager and Prince De secretly harmed him; things were completely different from what he imagined. Prince De privately turned out to be like this, was this really his attitude towards him? Thinking carefully, he’s always been wary of Prince De, his attitude towards him couldn’t be considered good; originally, he thought Prince De should hate him, but privately, it seems that, actually, he didn’t hate him?

The Emperor’s mood was truly complicated.

And the Empress Dowager, she actually always cared for him, firmly believing he would wake up.

Had he always wrongly blamed them?

After attempting a few more times to return to his body and failing, the Emperor floated away.

This time, he floated towards Imperial Concubine Shu’s palace.