In the evening of that day, Nanny Qin came with the Queen Mother's condolences and rewards.
Lihua came down with a set of etiquette, took the reward, and saluted solemnly in the direction of Zhuangning Palace: "Thank you, Queen Mother, for your kindness. I also ask Aunt Qin to go back and tell me that everything is fine for me. I will go to Zhuangning Palace in two days when I am ready."
Thank you to the Queen Mother."
At this time, Nanny Qin still didn’t know the true meaning of Lihua’s words.
She only felt that Lihua was really grateful for the Queen Mother's kindness. She even had to prepare seriously for two days to express her gratitude, which was really thoughtful.
Aunt Qin didn't think much about it. She had another important purpose for coming here.
Lihua asked someone to keep the reward. She happened to have something to talk to Nanny Qin about.
After the errand of condolences was finished, Nanny Qin wiped her sweat and lamented that she was too busy these days and had many things happen, so she did not sit down and have a good chat.
Lihua nodded in agreement and said yes, it was a rare opportunity and the weather was hot, so grandma would have a cup of tea before leaving.
The two seemed to have some kind of tacit understanding and hit it off immediately, chatting enthusiastically.
From tea drinking to summer, from summer to daily trivial matters, from daily trivial matters to spices, jewelry, clothing maintenance, etc.
Thanks to Wu Zhu and Wu Lan, Lihua learned a lot about the hobbies of women of this era during the three years she studied in Wu Mansion.
But after talking to the well-informed old nanny in the palace, it was obvious that I got a lot of sublimation.
During this period, Nanny Qin's eyes flashed, and she started chatting: "Wu Mei, to tell you the truth, the Queen Mother thought the sour plum soup was like bitter medicine and refused to drink it, but now she fell in love with it after drinking it. Oh, it's really good.
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She was smiling all over her face, and then changed the subject: "What a coincidence, today's sour plum soup was sent by Long Live Master. I actually have the same recipe. Do you know where it came from?"
Lihua smiled and said: "Mommy, you have to ask Long Live Master about this, but I don't want to show off to you."
One sentence says nothing, but it says everything. Everything is said without saying anything. It depends on what people think.
Nanny Qin's spirit perked up, her guess was confirmed, and she felt faintly excited.
The emperor sent someone to deliver sour plum soup to Zhuangning Palace, which shocked Nanny Qin, and then the Queen Mother.
This further confirmed their suspicions that the emperor was different from Lihua.
Aunt Qin came here not only to comfort and express condolences on behalf of the Queen Mother, but also to test the matter.
The emperor didn't want to show off, so that didn't mean there was a connection between the two, otherwise how would Lihua know?
Nanny Qin couldn't sit still when she got the answer. There was an old lady in Zhuang Ning Palace who craned her neck in anticipation. She had to go back quickly.
But how could Lihua let her leave just like that? Women's hobbies were only half-explored. How could they not take this opportunity to start with Aunt Qin and learn about the Queen Mother?
After mentioning that the Queen Mother loved to drink sour plum soup, Lihua asked with sincere concern how the Queen Mother's appetite had been recently and whether it had improved.
When mentioning this, Nanny Qin was very worried: "The Queen Mother is still the same as before, the weather is too hot and her appetite is not good, alas..."
She let out a long sigh and said nothing more.
Lihua sighed and said naturally: "Why don't Nanny Qin tell me what the Queen Mother likes? I will prepare some and take them with me when I go to thank you in two days, so that the Queen Mother will be happy. Maybe once she is happy, her appetite will be better
Where is it?"
Nanny Qin laughed and said, "Wu Mei is interested. If you go over, the Queen Mother will be very happy."
The Queen Mother is the most noble woman in the world, she wants nothing.
So when she heard Nanny Qin jokingly mention that Lihua was very careful in preparing something she liked, she just felt at ease in her heart: "Well, well, well, she is a good and thoughtful child."
But she didn't expect that Lihua would really come up with something she liked.
What the Queen Mother wants most is to have a grandson, but this will not happen for a while.
But she saw hope, and she gossiped with Nanny Qin: "Do you think the emperor and Wu Meiren have already...? It's a pity that it's not possible to look up the history of Tong."
This rule was revised by a certain emperor of this dynasty decades ago. Only when the concubine is pregnant, the concubine should consult Tong Shi to verify the date. Otherwise, she is not allowed to consult Tong Shi easily when there is no important matter.
Even the Queen Mother and the Queen are no exception.
It seems that this rule has something to do with the main hall of Tingli Academy. Decades ago, a certain empress personally competed with the concubine for favor and did something to Tong Shi. However, the queen mother at that time killed the concubine directly without any discrimination, resulting in
The palace concubine died unjustly with one body and two lives.
After the emperor of that generation learned the truth, he held the body of the concubine in his arms and was filled with grief. In anger, he threw the queen into the cold palace. Since then, he changed the rules and it has been passed down to this day.
The Queen Mother would not dare go all out to check Tong's information, especially if something happened to Wu Fang'er, it would be too eye-catching.
She said angrily: "The emperor is too well hidden. Is it possible that even my mother, the queen, has to hide it?"
After a second thought, I thought: "Well, the tree is big and attracts the wind, so it's better not to let so many people know about it."
Isn’t Wu Fang’er a lesson to others?
The monster in the harem has not yet been found, so the Queen Mother agrees to do this.
The hope of having a grandson has appeared before her eyes. The Queen Mother is very eager and wants to call people to have a look, but she knows not to show too much impatience.
She had a dreamlike feeling: "Has Wu Meiren ever said anything about her getting along with the emperor?"
I always felt that things were changing too quickly and seemed fake, which gave the Queen Mother an unreal feeling.
Grandma Qin was very helpless.
The Communist Party of China mentioned something relevant, and Nanny Qin told the Queen Mother.
But the Queen Mother thought a lot from one sentence, and even thought about what kind of clothes her grandchildren should wear, which made Grandma Qin dumbfounded.
She saw what the Queen Mother meant and explained: "My Lady, how can Wu Mei dare to say more without the Long Live Lord speaking? But that sour plum soup is really real!"
The Queen Mother nodded repeatedly: "Sour plum soup, yes, yes, the Ai family will have another bowl."
The Queen Mother was in high spirits and planned to take advantage of the concubine's greetings the next day to take a good look at Lihua, especially to see if her belly was bulging.
Unexpectedly, fate is not as good as fate. Her spirits were high, she didn't sleep well all night, and she had a severe headache the next day, so she had no choice but to say hello.
It wasn't until the third day that Lihua came over to express her gratitude as promised.
Lihua said she would go to Zhuangning Palace in two days, so she really did spend two days, one day is not bad.
In the past two days, Lihua prepared several plans tailor-made for the Queen Mother.
She laid out the rules and revised them every day, and lived a very busy life.
Zhichun took a look and gasped: "Master, is this too..." too strict for an old man?
Lihua thought about it and agreed: "It makes sense, but you still have to go and diagnose it yourself." What if the dosage needs to be adjusted?
Wu Xue has been fooling around somewhere for the past two days and has not shown up.
Zhichun felt that this big cat was quite easy to take care of sometimes, and this sometimes meant when it didn’t appear.
Yuchi Gong came here twice, taking a lunch break each time before leaving. Coming to Tingli Courtyard was as comfortable as going to his bedroom.
The case of Wu Fang'er followed the disfiguring poison, Zhuang Ning Palace's clothes and relatives outside Linglong Palace, etc., and finally pointed to one person.
As for the other person who was hiding deeply, all the clues were lost.