Cai Ling hurriedly said: "I know this. I just want to thank my master. I will not disturb you anymore. I will leave."
When Cai Ling stood up and was about to leave, Su suddenly called her and said, "I am going to Kunning Palace to visit the Queen. Since you are here, go together. It just so happens that I have something for you to do."
"Yes." Cai Ling hurriedly agreed and followed Su to Kunning Palace. Along the way, she listened carefully to Su's instructions. Seeing that she was about to arrive at Kunning Palace, Su suddenly stopped and said, "Everyone.
Do you remember clearly?"
Cai Ling obediently agreed: "Master, don't worry, I will definitely follow your instructions."
Mrs. Su nodded with satisfaction, and after informing the palace attendants, she stepped into Kunning Palace. On the way to the inner hall, she said to the palace attendant who was leading the way: "How is the Queen's condition? Is she okay?"
The palace man bowed and said: "In reply to the Queen, although the Queen is awake and the itching is under control, there are still many lumps on her body. Doctor Zhou said that they will not go away for a while and will have to wait for at least ten days.
Only half a month is enough."
Su asked a few more questions, and everyone in the palace answered them one by one. After entering the inner hall, they saw Mingyu leaning on the bedside, her face changed beyond recognition due to many swellings, which was quite scary.
Mrs. Su bowed her knees respectfully and said, "I wish you the best of luck to the Queen!"
"Chun concubine is exempt from the ceremony." Mingyu's voice still sounded a little weak. After the palace official showed Su Shi her seat, she said, "I heard that concubine Chun was also injured yesterday. Is it important?"
Mrs. Su said with a grateful face: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I just have a skin injury. It doesn't matter if I apply the medicine. I am still worried about Your Majesty. Fortunately, I have the blessing of Bodhisattva this time. Your Majesty, you are not in danger. Otherwise, I really don't know what to do."
What to do."
Mingyu sighed heavily and said: "When Shuiyue told me about this in the morning, I couldn't believe it. I asked myself that I had never treated Nala Xianyue poorly, and she actually wanted my life.
It’s really chilling.”
"Isn't that right? If I were a concubine, I would be grateful to the empress and treat her with sincerity. How could I do such an ungrateful thing? It makes me really scared to think about it." At this point, she sighed.
Said: "But according to my concubine, the most chilling thing is the second elder brother."
Mingyu said strangely: "Yonglian, what's wrong with him?"
Mrs. Su shook her head and said: "Mother, you didn't see yesterday. The second brother was so nervous about Nala. He clearly saw that Nala had harmed you like this, but he kept speaking for Nala and even wanted to help.
She covered up her crime. And today,
I wanted to catch the cat that Nala had raised before, so that it would not run around in the palace and hurt people. I found it in the imperial garden early this morning. Unexpectedly, the second elder brother deliberately let it go. I...
…I don’t even know what to say anymore.”
"Is there such a thing?" Mingyu frowned and said to Shuiyue who was standing aside: "Go and see if the second elder brother is back?"
Shuiyue left as she was told, and came back after a while: "Master, the second elder brother has not come back yet, but I have sent people out to look for him, and he should be found soon."
"This child." Although Mingyu only said four words, Su Shi could smell the displeasure and immediately said: "Actually, the second elder brother cannot be blamed for these things. The second elder brother was also coaxed by Nala.
She is like this because of instigation. Fortunately, she has been banished to the cold palace now, otherwise the harem may never have peace."
Mingyu clutched the brocade quilt and said in pain: "It's my fault that I don't know people well. I mistrusted her for eight years and let her get close to Yonglian, which made Yonglian become like this. Now that I think about it, I really regret it."
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Su advised: "The facts have already happened. It is useless for the queen to regret it. Just teach the second elder brother well in the future. The second elder brother is smart and sensible. I believe that he will soon understand what is right and wrong."
"I hope so." After saying that, Mingyu saw Su constantly stroking her neck and asked with concern: "What's wrong with Chunbi? Why is it always like this?"
Su quickly put down her hand and said, "It's nothing. I just feel a little itchy. It's probably caused by a mosquito bite. I'll be fine after I go home and apply some medicine."
Ying'er muttered at the side: "Master, if he was bitten by a mosquito, it was simply caused by heat."
Su Shi glared at her and shouted: "How presumptuous!"
Ying'er said with aggrieved face: "I'm not impudent, I'm just telling the truth. How come even the nobles here always have ice cubes to use, but the master doesn't."
Mingyu was startled and said: "Your master has no ice cubes? When did this happen?"
"Yes..." As soon as Ying'er said a word, she was interrupted sharply by Mrs. Su, "Shut up and don't make trouble in front of the Queen. Otherwise, I will not be lenient when you return."
Ying'er lowered her head helplessly, but Mingyu already had doubts in her heart. How could she let it go? She immediately said: "Ying'er, don't be afraid. Just tell the truth. I will make the decision for you in everything."
Ying'er glanced at Su, knelt down and said: "I don't know something, my master. Since the beginning of summer this year, the master has not even received a piece of ice. In such a hot day, he can only hold on and cover his body with a lot of pain."
Prickly heat is so painful and itchy that you can’t scratch it, otherwise it will make it even more uncomfortable.”
Mingyu was greatly surprised by this statement, and immediately said to Shuiyue: "Is there a lot of tension in the palace this summer? There are not even pure concubines?"
Shuiyue glanced at Su, lowered her head and said, "To return to the master, I have not heard that the Ministry of Internal Affairs said that Yong Bing was nervous."
Upon hearing this, Mingyu became more and more confused, "Since there is no shortage, why hasn't it been sent to Yikun Palace?"
Shui Yue shook her head and said: "I don't know this. Otherwise, why don't I go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and ask?"
At this time, Cai Ling, who had been silent until now, suddenly knelt down and said: "Empress, this servant is originally from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I know the reason why I didn't send her to Yikun Palace."
"Since you are from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, how come you are together with the pure concubine?" Faced with Mingyu's question, Mrs. Su quickly stood up and said: "Returning to the empress, I have met Cai Ling several times before, and they are very close to each other.
She said she wanted to follow Concubine Chen, and Concubine Chen agreed, but she hadn't officially asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs for someone yet. She seemed very clever at first, but I didn't expect to be so talkative and ignorant of propriety."
"So that's it." Mingyu nodded slightly and said to Cai Ling, who was still kneeling on the ground: "Tell me why the Ministry of Internal Affairs doesn't send ice to the pure concubine?"
Mrs. Su quickly apologized and said with a smile: "Mother, there is no such thing. Don't listen to their nonsense. I, my concubine..."
Mingyu interrupted her and said seriously: "I want to hear the truth. Cai Ling, tell me!"
Cai Ling swallowed her saliva and whispered: "It's because... because of Concubine Hui, Concubine Hui did not allow Manager Qian to send Bing to Yikun Palace, and she also did not allow him to tell Concubine about it."
Mingyu frowned and said, "Concubine Hui? Why did she do this?"