It was Concubine De who reacted quickly and said quickly: "But with the Crown Princess here, Sister Xianfei can be cured of no matter how serious the illness is. Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about Sister Xianfei."
"Yes, yes!" Everyone hurriedly agreed with Concubine De's words.
Empress Chu knew that she had made a mistake, and it was so inappropriate to say these words today. She secretly regretted that she had made a mistake and had lost the dignity of the queen.
However, after listening to Concubine De's words, she was also very irritable because she knew that Concubine Xian was not seriously ill, but was only grounded by the Queen Mother and the Emperor.
It's just that the prince's biological mother has been grounded and it wouldn't be nice to spread the news, so she announced that she was seriously ill.
If the Queen Mother loses her temper after a while, the confinement order will definitely be lifted. When the Crown Prince ascends the throne, the virtuous concubine will be the Queen Mother. Although she is also the Queen Mother, she is unwilling to accept it. Why should she be a virtuous concubine?
Therefore, what she said just now was actually a curse on the virtuous concubine, hoping that she would be so unlucky that she would not be able to enjoy the blessings.
Seeing that the concubines were all caring about Concubine Xian's face, she felt more and more uncomfortable, but it was hard to show it at the moment. Instead, she had to echo Concubine De's words and said: "Concubine De is right, there is a prince
As long as the concubine is here, the virtuous concubine will definitely get better."
"Yes, the emperor is holy and the empress is benevolent. With the emperor and empress here, the concubines will definitely be blessed and live longer." Concubine Lu complimented. God knows she was frightened just now. It was she who brought up this topic.
If the Queen had spoken more harshly, the situation would not have been easy to handle, and it would have reached the ears of the Queen Mother and the Emperor.
Yuan Qingling hugged the tenth prince on her knees and felt tired. There were too many women, so there was too much right and wrong, especially with so many women with interests sitting together, it was no longer a problem to maintain harmony for half an hour.
She teased Little Lao Shi, whose chin became three layers, and he looked at Yuan Qing Ling motionless, without any reaction or even blinking, like a fat-headed fish that had its holes tapped.
"Hug my brother!" Baozi insisted, reaching out to hug him.
"Not a younger brother, but an imperial uncle!" Yuan Qingling corrected.
"Uncle Huang?" Baozi subconsciously turned his head to look, then shook his head like a rattle, "Uncle Huang is not coming!"
Everyone laughed. Baozi made such a fuss and resolved the embarrassment just now.
Empress Chu felt that her spirits were waning, so she said she would go back to the palace to change her clothes. The concubines and the princesses hurriedly got up to see them off.
Empress Chu returned to her bedroom angrily and looked at herself in the mirror. Her beauty had faded, her honor and favor were gone, and her son was not living up to expectations. Even if she became the Queen Mother in the future, she would probably be suppressed by the virtuous concubine.
The more she looked like her, the more uncomfortable she felt. Just when King Qi and his father came in from outside to say hello to her, she vented her anger on King Qi, "What kind of greetings do you want to ask for? You didn't let the queen mother worry, and why?"
Not as good as your brother."
King Qi came in high spirits, but he didn't expect to be scolded before he even knelt down. He couldn't help but be confused, "Mother, who made you angry?"
When Lao Ba saw the Queen getting angry, he was frightened and shrank away.
When Empress Chu saw Lao Ba's appearance, she sighed in her heart, stretched out her hand and said to Lao Ba: "The queen is not angry, come here, come here."
Lao Ba hesitated for a moment, then slowly walked over and held Empress Chu's hand, saying softly: "The Empress will not scold Brother Seven."
"Stop scolding!" Empress Chu also knew how capable her son was. In addition, the Chu family led by his father now also helped the prince. It would be useless to scold him. His status had been decided, so he could still go.
Can't compete?
It's also because she was too calm at the time, thinking that the crown prince would definitely choose his legitimate son. In addition, her father was almost one person below ten thousand people in the court, so she thought everything was safe and didn't plan for him in advance.
It's too late to say anything now.
She pulled Lao Ba to sit next to her, adjusted her mood, and then looked at King Qi and said: "It's not that the queen mother likes to talk about you, but you have to live your own life well. That girl from the Yuan family is now engaged.
You can't be empty all the time. After the New Year, your mother will ask your father to find someone for you. Don't always think about the dead person."
There was a layer of darkness in Prince Qi's eyes, and he shook his head silently.
But Lao Ba said: "Hello, Sister Yuan, I will marry Sister Yuan."
Empress Chu smiled, but she was a little sad. This son would never be able to get married and have children like a normal person. She would not be able to trust him until the day she died.
With wet eyes, he stretched out his hand to touch Lao Ba's face, "Okay, okay, my mother will marry a princess to Chang'er, okay?"
Lao Ba said stubbornly: "I want Sister Yuan."
Empress Chu suddenly burst into tears.
She let go of Lao Ba, covered her face with her hands that were dyed red, and cried. Because today was the New Year, she cried very repressedly. While crying, she said: "Why is my life so miserable? I am the mother of the world, the most important person in the world."
Your Majesty, you two brothers are the only direct descendants, why do you have to suffer with me?"
King Qi also felt very uncomfortable. He knelt down and put his hands on Empress Chu's knees, saying softly: "Queen mother, don't cry. Whatever you say, my son will do as you please."
Empress Chu wiped her tears with a handkerchief and forced a smile, "Today is a good day. I won't cry anymore. It's very unlucky."
She looked at King Qi, "Do you still remember Cui'er in your heart? She has been gone for so long, you should let it go. That girl from the Yuan family looks really good to me, but it's a pity that you don't like her either. Hey,
It was Tweetie who chose her for you back then. If you leave, Tweetie's efforts have been wasted."
After hearing this, King Qi said coldly: "What's the point of wasting her efforts? How did she know that Yuan Yongyi is good? She just chose her to win over the Yuan family."
Empress Chu was startled, "You...you are so resentful of Cui'er, why do you think about her again?"
King Qi felt bitter in his heart, "My son doesn't miss her."
Empress Chu looked at him and said seriously: "Then what's going on between you and that girl from the Yuan family? I heard Ling'er say that it's because you've been thinking about Cui'er and can't forget it, and it's not the queen mother who makes people feel cold.
Talking about you, although Cui'er is my niece, what she did was so cruel that she almost burned you to death. During the days when you were injured, Yuan Yongyi was by your side to take care of you day and night. She even looked after you with a lantern.
If you don’t have such a good daughter-in-law, think about it yourself. If you still want to look back, ask Mrs. Yuan to go, maybe there is still hope."
King Qi shook his head and said: "I have already inquired about Lu Yuan, the number one martial artist. He is honest and honest, kind-hearted, responsible and responsible. Yuan Yongyi will definitely be happy if she marries him. I... don't deserve it."
She, I won’t harm her for the rest of her life.”
When Empress Chu heard this, she couldn't help sighing, "What can I say about you? I didn't cherish it when I was there, but now that I've lost it, it's hard to look back."
Empress Chu didn't really appreciate Yuan Yongyi, but she just fell in love with the Yuan family. The Yuan family had a great business and was very powerful in the court. Being able to marry the Yuan family would mean that the Yuan family would be able to help her if anything happened in the future.
But now that the matter has come to this, what else can be done? This kid is also stubborn and tough-necked.
Lao Ba kept repeating, "I want to marry Sister Yuan, I want to marry Sister Yuan."