Fan didn't expect that her mother-in-law, who had always been gentle and cold, would scold her so bluntly. Her face suddenly turned red, but she didn't dare to talk back. She hurriedly hugged the crying brother Yun and left. She actually forgot about Sister Hui and her husband.
There are two sisters, Xian.
The two girls stood there honestly and reservedly, which was actually a bit pitiful.
After all, Mrs. Zheng was not a mean person, and she would never say an unpleasant word to a child. Her tone was a little softer: "Sister Hui, Sister Xian, you two should step aside for now!" beside the two girls.
The maid hurriedly led them back.
This little episode passed quickly.
The carriage from the palace arrived soon. The person who came to greet everyone was the concubine. She was a close confidant of the Queen and was very familiar with the female relatives of Duke Dingguo. However, no matter how familiar they were, it was not disrespectful to be disrespectful, so we still met them one by one.
present.
Ye Qinglan and her daughter-in-law had met several times before, and this meeting was more cordial. But it was not a good opportunity to talk at this time, so she smiled and bowed and stepped aside calmly.
Mrs. Sun asked in a low voice: "Guan Yue, is the Queen feeling better lately?"
The daughter-in-law hesitated for a moment and then said: "This matter is a long story, so let's wait until we get on the carriage to talk about it slowly!"
When Mrs. Sun heard these words, her heart suddenly sank. It was obvious that Empress Gu had not improved at all, otherwise the concubine Yue would never have had this tone...
Needless to say, the carriage in the palace is luxurious and magnificent. Even the two horses pulling the carriage are special. There are two in total. Mr. Sun and Mrs. Zheng took the first one, and Ye Qinglan, Gu Xinian and Gu Yongnian took the first one.
I took the second one.
The carriage started slowly.
This time, without waiting for Mrs. Sun to ask further questions, the daughter-in-law took the initiative and said: "The Queen has always been anxious and angry in the past few days, and she can't even sleep well at night. The imperial doctor first prescribed a prescription to reduce the heat, but after drinking it for a while, she couldn't help it.
It works. In the past few days, I have switched to drinking soothing decoctions, and the Queen can barely fall asleep, but her spirit is always depressed."
The so-called soothing decoction is somewhat similar to the sleeping pills of later generations. After drinking such decoction, you can fall asleep, but you will inevitably feel depressed. Drinking this kind of decoction for a long time will cause damage to the human body.
Mrs. Sun sighed worriedly: "This is a way to treat the symptoms rather than the root cause. The root of the disease must be eliminated. Moreover, always drinking such decoction is not good for the queen's health."
The concubine also sighed: "Even the slaves understand this, and the Queen understands it better. However, if she doesn't take medicine, the Queen will not be able to sleep at all..."
This time, even Mrs. Zheng frowned. According to what Lady Guan Yue said, the Queen's condition was not only not very good, but also very bad at all.
The concubine lowered her voice again and said: "The empress has been ill recently and cannot handle palace affairs. So the concubine will be the assistant in charge of the Sixth Palace..." The concubine, of course, refers to Concubine Zheng.
Concubine Zheng has been in the harem for many years and has always been favored. If Empress Gu had not had a strong natal family to back her up, the position of the empress might not have been secure...
Mrs. Sun snorted softly. A trace of displeasure flashed in her eyes, and she subconsciously glanced at Mrs. Zheng. Mrs. Zheng said nothing at this time and simply closed her mouth.
The daughter-in-law was also aware of this embarrassment, and quickly changed the subject: "The emperor has been doting on Cao Jieyu and Huang Meiren recently, and has not been to Fengyi Palace for some days."
This was said in a very subtle and euphemistic way, but the underlying meaning was very clear.
Sun's face changed and she didn't say anything for a long time. Although Queen Gu was the queen of the Sixth Palace, she was not favored. However, the emperor still respected Queen Gu quite a bit on weekdays. There would always be a few days in every month.
Stay overnight at Fengyi Palace. But now, the emperor has not gone to Fengyi Palace for "some days". This is undoubtedly a not good sign.
The daughter-in-law said it vaguely, and she didn’t know how long the so-called “some days” lasted! Mrs. Zheng thought for a while and asked in a low voice: “The Queen has been ill for more than a month. Could it be that in this more than a month,
Has the Emperor never visited the Queen once?"
The daughter-in-law sighed quietly: "I went to visit once or twice at first, but later on, Cao Jieyu and Huang Meiren began to be favored, and the emperor never came to Fengyi Palace again. In total, it has been nearly a month.
.”
Not having set foot in Fengyi Palace for a month, especially when Queen Gu was still ill, sounded really chilling.
Mrs. Zheng didn't know what to say and frowned slightly. She was secretly happy that Concubine Zheng was in power, but with her current status, she had to think more long-term. If Empress Gu really lost the favor of the Holy Family, she would be secretly happy.
The status of the prince will also be affected. The Duke of Dingguo and the prince have been tied together for a long time. One will be prosperous and the other will be harmed.
The atmosphere in the carriage suddenly became dull.
In another carriage, Gu Yongnian and Gu Xinian were also discussing this issue in a low voice: "Cousin, you are close to His Highness the Crown Prince, and you have more opportunities to enter the palace. You must be aware of the Queen's current situation. What's going on?
How are you doing?"
He kept it secret before because he was afraid that everyone would worry. Now he could no longer hide it, so Gu Xinian simply told the truth: "The Queen is recuperating in Fengyi Palace, and the affairs in the palace are taken care of by the Imperial Concubine. The Emperor does not
I wish to disturb the queen’s rest, I haven’t been to Fengyi Hall recently.”
Gu Yongnian was lazy by nature and was not sensitive to the information revealed in these words. Zhang Yue and Ye Qinglan looked at each other with subtle expressions. Ye Qinglan gave Gu Xinian an inquiring look. In other words, Queen Gu had actually fallen out of favor.
A sign of?
Gu Xinian nodded slightly, a deep light flashing in his eyes.
Ye Qinglan's heart moved quietly. Gu Xinian obviously knew something that others didn't know. Perhaps Queen Gu had fallen out of favor in her previous life. That's why the prince was easily overthrown by the third prince...
Zhang Yue came slightly closer to Ye Qinglan and whispered: "You have to be more careful when entering the palace today." Entering the palace to express gratitude was originally a happy event, but it happened in this situation. Queen Gu's mood was definitely not much better, go
You have to be even more careful when meeting Queen Gu...
Ye Qinglan responded with a smile. Zhang Yue was showing kindness, and she could naturally detect it. To be honest, she also had a good impression of Zhang Yue. She was more willing to get closer to Zhang Yue than that superficial Fan.
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Zhang Yue is not too beautiful, just delicate and graceful, but her demeanor is outstanding, and her speech and behavior have the elegance and gentleness unique to a lady from a famous family. Moreover, Zhang Yue is obviously a very smart woman. Less than a year after marrying, Gu let Gu
Yongnian has undergone such amazing changes!
It was Gu Yongnian's nature to be indolent and not fond of studying, so Empress Gu did not dare to put him in too important a position. So she gave him an idle job in the clan's mansion. In name, it was a fifth-grade official position, but in fact he received a
There is no serious errand at all for his salary. Everyone thought that as long as he didn't cause any trouble, it would be fine. But they didn't expect that in the more than half a year since he took office, Gu Yongnian would go to Dianmao every day to do his errand, neither being late nor leaving early.
He also got along well with his colleagues. It was simply unbelievable to everyone. Of course, all of this was due to Zhang Yue, his wife. And because of this, Mr. Sun looked at Zhang Yue more and more differently.
Gu Xinian's attitude toward Gu Yongnian has become much gentler recently. The two of them chatted casually along the way, and there was no silence at all.
The carriage stopped outside the palace gate. The daughter-in-law showed her waist card, and the eunuch guarding the gate opened the door with a smile.
After entering the palace, everyone fell into silence naturally. Under the guidance of the female officer-in-law, they went all the way to Fengyi Hall. After walking for such a long distance, Mrs. Sun's legs were already weak and she was panting.
Entering the palace, they saw Queen Gu sitting upright on the phoenix chair. Her thick makeup could not hide her haggard look.
Sun didn't have time to take a closer look, so she stepped forward and saluted: "I have met the Queen." Everyone also saluted along with Sun. After receiving this salute, Queen Gu stood up with a smile and helped Sun in person.
Mrs. Zheng stood up and said, "Mom, please get up quickly." He also ordered someone to give him a seat. Mrs. Zheng also took a seat. As for the others, of course, they could only stand.
Gu Xinian took a step forward and said with a smile: "Thank you to the Empress for the marriage decree that day, my nephew and Qinglan have the honor to become husband and wife. Today I came to the palace to express my gratitude and ask the Empress to pay homage to my nephew." Ye Qinglan also
Along with Gu Xinian, he bowed and bowed.
Empress Gu smiled and said a few festive words: "You two will live in harmony and grow old together in love, and your love will be in vain." After that, she ordered the maids around her to get ready.
The meeting gift was held in front of Ye Qinglan: "Mrs. Ye, when you enter the Dingguo Palace, you are my nephew-in-law. On the day of the wedding, it is inconvenient for me to come, but the meeting gift has been prepared. Today.
I just gave it to you while you were in the palace to thank me. I hope you will respect your parents-in-law and serve your husband in the future, and pass on your heirs to the Gu family as soon as possible."
Ye Qinglan took the heavy brocade box and thanked her respectfully.
From now on, she will basically have nothing to do!
When Mrs. Sun was talking to Empress Gu, even Mrs. Zheng didn't have a chance to open her mouth, let alone her new daughter-in-law who had just passed away. All she had to do was stand behind Mrs. Zheng honestly.
Zhang Yue is similar to her, the only difference is that he is standing behind Mr. Sun.
Mrs. Sun looked at Empress Gu carefully and saw that she was haggard and thin. She couldn't cover up her sick appearance even though she was laughing hard. She couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, has your Majesty been to Fenghuang recently?"
Did I come to see you in the Yi Palace?"
Empress Gu smiled and responded in an understated tone: "I have been feeling a little ill lately. Your Majesty was considerate and specially allowed me to rest in peace and didn't come to visit. Even the concubines were exempted from greeting me." These words were said indifferently, among which
Probably only Queen Gu knows how much bitterness it contains. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
