Yuchi Gong held two white jade chess pieces and played with them, and was speechless for a moment.
He had not been able to ask too directly before. It was always inappropriate for an emperor to ask a father about his daughter's affairs in his boudoir.
So he took a roundabout way, but since he really had no experience in gossiping, he took too many detours and went thousands of miles off topic.
At this moment, Yuchi Gong didn't hear what he wanted to hear, so he raised his hand to interrupt: "I am very clear about Aiqing's appointment." Otherwise, he would not transfer people back to Beijing.
Wu Dingbang was stunned and blurted out: "Then what do you want me to say?"
Yuchi Gong threw the two white jade chess pieces back into the blue and white dragon pattern chess jar, raised his eyes and looked at Wu Dingbang: "Family affairs, children's affairs that concern me."
Wu Dingbang was stunned. The children's affairs related to the emperor happened in the past fifteen years. Isn't that...
His eyes widened suddenly, and his heart pounded: "Long Live Master, do you want to ask me about my third daughter, Li'er?"
Yuchi Gong raised the corners of his mouth, smiled slightly, and lightly opened his lips: "Exactly."
Zhuangning Palace.
Before Lihua started, she felt burdened. She checked with the Queen Mother over and over again whether she could persist. If not, she couldn't bear it.
The Queen Mother's eyes widened and she firmly disagreed: "Girl Wu, are you looking down on the Ai family? The Ai family has never seen any big storms, and the suffering will not scare the Ai family. Just go ahead and do it, the Ai family will listen to you."
Lihua then put aside her worries and raised a smile. Xiaoliwu smiled very beautifully: "Empress Dowager, you are truly a hero among women, so let me give it a try."
The Queen Mother laughed along with her, this is right, has she not suffered anything?
Treating a disease is nothing more than taking medicine, acupuncture and pressing acupuncture points. It's not like she has never experienced it before.
No matter how miraculous the method is, you can't escape the imperial doctor's methods. How painful it can be!
The Queen Mother was fully prepared mentally, but the beginning was a bit beyond her expectation.
Wu Yatou didn't seem to be in a hurry and asked her to eat some food first, saying that this would prevent her from getting dizzy from hunger later.
The Queen Mother followed her instructions and asked someone to eat with her.
Wu Yatou was very polite and said that she could give her some appetite, so she sat down and joined her.
The Queen Mother admired her very much. It was rare for such a girl to show thoughtfulness and concern from inside to outside.
With Wu Yatou accompanying her to the meal, her appetite was indeed better than usual.
Unexpectedly, she had just finished half a bowl of porridge and when her appetite was whetted, someone asked her to take a bite of her favorite fried fruit, but she was told to stop.
Wu Yatou said with a smile: "Madam, that's enough. We have other things to do later, so we shouldn't be full."
The Queen Mother was stunned, why didn't people eat enough?
Nanny Qin was puzzled on the sidelines. She wished that the Queen Mother would eat more of the bird-sized food she usually had: "How come you can't eat a few mouthfuls?"
Lihua patiently explained: "My queen's body is suitable for small meals and frequent meals. Don't eat too much at one meal to avoid bloating and loss of appetite for the next meal. What's more, I just want my queen to use some to pad her belly so that her body will not be undersupplied and at the same time not delay the main meal."
, it won’t affect the next thing.”
The Queen Mother reluctantly put down her chopsticks.
Grandma Qin felt that what Lihua said was very reasonable, so she said no more.
But it was not enough. Lihua smiled and said to the Queen Mother: "My Lady, I just took a look at it. If you want to improve your health, your diet needs to be readjusted."
Then with a big wave of his hand, he told them that this, that, and a few things were not allowed to be used again, at least not until the Queen Mother was well.
The Queen Mother watched helplessly as her fried fruits and several other favorite foods were taken away, not knowing when she would be seen again, she was confused.
Nanny Qin had been worried about the Queen Mother eating more and tried many appetizing meals, but the effect was not very great.
The Queen Mother has a poor appetite and is picky about food, which is very difficult to deal with.
Nanny Qin had no choice but to settle for the next best thing. Some meals that the imperial doctor did not recommend but the Queen Mother loved to eat, she prepared a small amount of each meal to whet the Queen Mother's appetite, so that she could make people eat more.
Unexpectedly, when Lihua was dining with the Queen Mother for the first time, she attacked the Queen Mother on the spot and strangled her to death.
The truth is very clear. The Queen Mother should not eat food that is heavy with oil and taste. It will make you feel greasy, which will lead to a worse appetite. At the same time, it will not be easy to digest, which will affect the next meal, leading to a vicious cycle.
Well, the Queen Mother accepted it.
Nanny Qin was worried, what should she do next, and what else could she do to coax the Queen Mother to eat more?
The Queen Mother thought that it was just a matter of adjusting her diet, and it was not a difficult task for her, so Wu Yatou made a fuss out of a molehill.
But I heard Li Hua say: "Mother, you said earlier that if I can get a cool house to escape the summer heat without using ice, Zhuang Ning Palace will be decorated accordingly. Is this true?"
The Queen Mother was surprised. She sounded really capable. She nodded doubtfully.
Lihua immediately smiled and said: "The concubine is going to choose a location to decorate one now. Are you taking a walk in Zhuangning Palace now?"
The Queen Mother was shocked: "Now?" The sun was getting hot, and she was most afraid of being exposed to the sun.
With a friendly smile, Lihua said with absolute certainty: "Now!"
The Queen Mother was confused. When she was being helped by Nanny Qin to go for a walk, she muttered: "This is a way to cure diseases? Why haven't the Ai family heard of it before?"
Aunt Qin also couldn't figure it out: "Maybe it's because your illness cannot be treated with ordinary methods."
The Queen Mother thought the same thing, the previous conventional methods were useless.
Just as she was being helped along slowly, a girl carrying a basket with a kettle and cups ran up from behind and asked to see her.
The Queen Mother and Nanny Qin looked back and saw that it was Lihua's personal maid Zhichun.
The little girl bowed obediently and said: "The Queen Mother, the master has asked your slave to come and tell you that you should go on your own."
Then he cannot be supported by others and has to walk independently.
You can’t all walk under the shade of big trees. It’s better to walk in the shade and under the sun.
The walking speed cannot be too slow.
Zhichun explained these precautions and even demonstrated them thoughtfully.
The pace she walked was adjusted by Lihua according to the Queen Mother's condition. It was slower than ordinary people, but faster than the Queen Mother usually walked.
The Queen Mother frowned, there were so many rules for taking a walk, but she still followed them.
No matter how hard it is to take a walk, since she has told her, she will not give up.
So the Queen Mother asked Aunt Qin to let go and follow Zhichun's example and go on her own.
Zhichun followed the people from Zhuangning Palace step by step.
The Queen Mother has been pampered and pampered for many years. She has steps when she goes in and out, someone helps her when she walks, and she is always attended to. When she comes to wear clothes, she puts out her hands for food and when she opens her mouth, she seldom uses her own strength.
Since the beginning of summer, she hasn't gone out much at all and has never been exposed to such strong sunshine.
The Queen Mother found that a simple walk seemed not easy for her.
She followed Zhichun's instructions and walked in a circle around Zhuang Ning Palace. After only walking a few hundred steps, she found it difficult.
It was approaching noon and the sun was getting stronger. She was weak, sweating all over her body, very hot and tired.
Seeing this, Aunt Qin hurriedly helped her to the shade of a tree, where she was wiped with sweat and fanned.
The Queen Mother calmed down and looked behind the crowd: "Why are you following the Ai family?"