novelhk Chapter 686: The Queen’s Gift
Chapter 686: The Queen’s Gift
The queen looked at Luo Junhe gently, sized him up, and spoke with a chuckle.
"The Night King's leg has really recovered. This is cause for celebration. This makes me feel relieved."
The queen couldn't explain the reason, but when she saw Luo Junhe return to normal, she felt a genuine joy in her heart.
In fact, this feeling of happiness made her happier than when Luo Jingshen's broken leg recovered.
She attributed this feeling to her love for Luo Junhe and her wish that Ji Yuntang and he would finally get married and be happy.
Luo Junhe looked at the queen and felt very close to her.
He stayed in the army all year round and saw the queen rarely.
But he had a very good impression of the queen.
As far as I can remember, every time the Queen saw me, she was always smiling and didn't act any airs at all.
Nor did they treat him differently just because he was someone else's son.
During the three years since Luo Junhe's accident, the Queen often sent people to deliver gifts to him.
Although most of these things were embezzled by Aunt Xu and her daughter.
But Luo Junhe still kept this kindness and gratitude in his heart.
Thinking of this, he took a few steps forward and knelt in front of the queen.
"Thank you Queen for taking care of me and Atang. You have helped the Ye Palace so much in the past three years. I will always remember your kindness."
"If the Queen ever needs my help, I will repay her without hesitation."
Luo Junhe came to the palace in a hurry this time and did not prepare any gifts.
Besides, everything he could show off was already in the Queen's hands, so she had no shortage of it.
It would be better to remember the favor and repay it when the time comes depending on the circumstances.
When the queen saw Luo Junhe kneeling down, she quickly reached out to help him up.
"You kid, your legs have just gotten better, why are you kneeling down to me?"
"If you hadn't driven away hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu, how could Dongchen Kingdom be as stable as it is now?"
"You are the God of War of our Dongcheng State, and a great hero in the eyes of the common people. When you see me in the future, you don't need to perform such a grand ceremony, just like your princess."
As early as when Ji Yuntang cured the seventeenth prince, the Queen exempted him from the rule of kneeling and bowing.
Therefore, every time she saw the queen, she would just bow and never kneel.
The queen didn't mind these things. In her heart, she had long regarded Ji Yuntang as her own daughter.
She knew that she and Luo Junhe had suffered a lot to get to where they are now.
And Luo Junhe was able to stand up thanks to Ji Yuntang's efforts.
The more the queen looked at the two of them, the more she thought they were a perfect match, and the more she liked them.
She was so happy that she asked the palace maid to go and get a pair of precious jade ruyi.
She uncovered the red cloth on the jade ruyi and said to Ji Yuntang and Luo Junhe with a smile: "When you two got married, I didn't give you any gifts."
"This pair of jade ruyi was given to me by my mother when I got married, and it was also given to her by her mother when she got married. It is passed down from generation to generation, and is meant to bring good luck and fortune."
"Now I am giving them to you two, and I hope that you will be as auspicious and happy as this jade ruyi."
As she spoke, she handed the two precious jade ruyi in her hand to Ji Yuntang and Luo Junhe.
The jade ruyi is very large, and its texture is warm and clear. Under the sunlight, you can seem to see the luster flowing inside. It is a top-grade jade.
As soon as Luo Junhe saw it, he knew that this jade ruyi was quite old and extremely precious.
He quickly said, "My Queen, I cannot accept such a valuable item."
Luo Qingge moved her lips, as if she wanted to say something, but didn't.
She knew that this pair of precious jade ruyi was the Queen's most treasured possessions.
It’s not that it is precious, but that it carries different meanings and witnesses the sadness that the Queen went through step by step from marrying Emperor Jingyang to entering the palace as the Queen.
It is also a testimony to her half-life love.
When Luo Qingge married Xie Liuzheng, the Queen did not give her this thing.
Luo Qingge did not feel unfair because she knew that the pair of jade ruyi would be passed down to the future Crown Princess.
When Luo Jingshen gets married, the queen will give this thing to her daughter-in-law.
Then, her daughter-in-law passed it on step by step.
But what surprised Luo Qingge was that the Queen would actually take the Jade Ruyi on her own initiative and give it to Luo Junhe and Ji Yuntang.
Although she was confused, she did not feel any resentment.
In Luo Qingge's view, things are dead, but people are alive.
As long as her mother thinks that her third brother and sister-in-law are worthy, then they deserve to own this pair of jade ruyi.
Seeing that Luo Junhe was unwilling to accept it, Luo Qingge also persuaded him: "Third brother, just accept it. This is the blessing of the Queen Mother to you and the Third Sister-in-law!"
"She hopes that you will have a safe and happy future. Don't you want such a beautiful wish, Third Brother?"
Luo Junhe pursed his lips, unable to utter a word in rebuttal.
To him, this wish sounded good, but more importantly, he didn't want to see the queen disappointed.
Whenever he saw the other person's disappointed expression, he always felt a pain in his heart.
Ji Yuntang seemed to have noticed something. She pulled Luo Junhe's sleeve and whispered, "Ahe, I really like this jade ruyi. Let's accept it."
Doing so would be equivalent to giving Luo Junhe a way out.
Luo Junhe nodded, curled his lips slightly at her, and said: "Since Atang said so, let's accept it."
He cupped his hands towards the queen and said, "Thank you for the gift of the jade ruyi, your majesty. Your son and the princess have accepted it. We will certainly keep it well and will not damage it in the slightest."
The queen was happy to see that he accepted it. She smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I trust you. As long as you don't mind it, it's fine."
As there were many people in the palace, they didn't talk for too long. The queen also left first because she had something to deal with.
She returned to Fengyi Palace, and the maid next to her asked in confusion: "Empress, didn't you say that you would give the pair of precious jade ruyi to the future Crown Princess?"
"Why would it be awarded to His Royal Highness the Night King and the Night Queen now?"
The queen rubbed her brows and said after a long while: "I don't know why either."
"When I saw the Night King, I always felt my heart beating fast, and there was an indescribable feeling."
"I have an urge to give him all the good things."
This feeling was very strange, but the queen did not reject it in her heart.
Luo Junhe has suffered so much, it’s time for him to enjoy some happiness.
Because Concubine Li didn't love him and never thought about him.