The day to return to the palace is scheduled for three days later. Wen Xiaotu has already ordered people to pack their bags. It is getting cold, so it is time to return to Daxuan Palace.
At this moment, Mrs. Xu, the Duke of Changguo, handed over a sign asking for an audience.
Wen Xiaotu couldn't help but have some doubts. After coming to the Summer Palace for several months, Mrs. Xu had never been to the garden for an audience. Now she was about to return to the palace. At this juncture...could there be something urgent?
Wen Xiaotu hurriedly ordered: "Then let's arrange for the Duke's wife to enter the garden in the afternoon." He then gave Porridge a half-day holiday and asked her to come and see her grandmother.
The general manager of the Summer Palace made arrangements very quickly. Only half an hour after lunch, Xiao Yinzi came to report that Mrs. Xu was here.
"Please!" Wen Xiaotu smiled and glanced at Congee. This child also hadn't seen his grandmother for some time.
After a while, Xiao Yinzi led Mrs. Xu, who was wearing imperial robes, to come in. After a few calculations, she had been married to the emperor as Wen Ruchu for more than half a year. In other words, she had been married to the emperor for more than half a year.
I haven’t seen Mrs. Xu for more than half a year.
"Greetings to the Queen!" Mrs. Xu quickly curtsied and saluted.
Wen Xiaotu quickly stepped forward to help Mrs. Xu up, and said with a smile: "Mom, you don't have to be polite."
She secretly looked at Mrs. Xu's figure and complexion, and couldn't help but frown: "Mom, her complexion is not very good, and she has lost some weight."
Mrs. Xu said calmly: "As you get older, you will inevitably develop some old problems, but they are no longer serious problems now."
Yes, how can an elderly person not have some old problems? Mrs. Xu's old problem is nothing more than giving birth to six children three times when she was young, which really hurt her body. Fortunately, she comes from a wealthy family and has good medicines to treat her.
, Otherwise, how could he live to such a long age?
Wen Xiaotu said hurriedly: "I will ask the imperial doctor to go to the Duke's mansion to give you a good treatment later."
Mrs. Xu shook her head gently: "It's better not to bother the palace doctor. I know my own body well."
Wen Xiaotu was startled, and she also understood that she was no longer Wen Rutu now, and that Mrs. Xu would reject her kindness, and she would only restrain herself and return to courtesy.
Madam Xu suddenly looked at the second princess Jinshu who was looking like a flower in the sky. Her eyes suddenly softened a lot: "I heard that the second princess was ill a while ago, but now she is well?"
Princess Jinshu smiled brightly: "I've been fine for a long time! Grandma, don't worry, my body and bones are fine!"
Mrs. Xu couldn't help but stepped forward and held Princess Jinshu's little hand, with a look of worry in her eyes, "If His Royal Highness hadn't accidentally mentioned it to the Duke the day before yesterday, I'm afraid I still wouldn't have known that the princess had died a month ago.
Overheating!"
As she said this, Mrs. Xu's eyes turned red.
Jin Shu was a little panicked by Mrs. Xu's appearance. She said calmly: "Grandma, don't be sad. I'm fine. I just had a fever for a while. My mother took good care of me, but I recovered in two or three days."
Damn brother, you have to tell your grandfather about such a trivial matter!
Only then did Wen Xiaotu understand that Mrs. Xu came to the palace specifically to visit Congee.
Grandma cares about her granddaughter, so this is a kiss from another generation.
However, she seemed like an outsider, which made her feel a little embarrassed.
Mrs. Xu's eyes were filled with water, "Princess is not young anymore. You should take care of yourself in the future and never go to dangerous places again."
Jin Shu felt a little disapproval. It was just boating, how could it be dangerous?!
Wen Xiaotu explained with a smile: "That day when I went boating in Furongpu, I saw the wind was blowing, so I got off the boat with Jin Shu. Unexpectedly, I was trapped in Furong Pavilion by the rain, so I had to wait for the rain to subside.
Returning to Heqing Hall, even though I held an umbrella along the way, I was still inevitably affected by the moisture, so Jinshu developed a high fever in the middle of the night."
She stated it in such detail because she wanted to tell Mrs. Xu that this was an accident. How could a child not catch a cold? Jinshu's physical condition was pretty good and he would be fine in two or three days.
Jin Shu also hurriedly echoed: "Who would have thought that things would change so quickly that day."
Mrs. Xu reluctantly nodded, "I see, but the princess should be more careful in the future. If it rains again, find a place to take shelter from the rain. It's not too late to return to the palace after the rain stops."
Wen Xiaotu was startled, and she finally understood that in Mrs. Xu's eyes, her stepmother was imperfect no matter what she did.
Jin Shu was also stunned for a moment, and immediately defended: "It rained almost all night that day. If the queen mother hadn't made a quick decision and rushed back while the rain was light, she would have been trapped in Furong Pavilion and starved and frozen all night.
"
Mrs. Xu paused and her tone was a little dull: "Is...is this..."
Princess Jinshu is no longer a three-year-old child. At this moment, she can also see that her grandmother is dissatisfied with her mother - she can't help but feel dissatisfied. How could her grandmother be like this?! Jinshu frowned, "Grandma, you are too embarrassed.
I like to think too much!" - Even though my mother is now the stepmother and stepmother, she and her brother are still blameless.
Jin Shu added: "And Furong Pu is the one I insist on going to after pestering my mother!"
Madam Xu's expression became even more awkward, "I, I..." She quickly looked at Wen Xiaotu and hurriedly blessed herself, "I have overstepped my bounds, please forgive me, the Queen."
Wen Xiaotu sighed. It was not that she couldn't understand Mrs. Xu's mood. She was getting old, and the only two children left by her daughter would have to make a living under the stepmother's hands... It was also her choice not to tell Mrs. Xu.
Realistic.
"I will treat the prince and the second princess as my own, please trust me." Wen Xiaotu could only try his best to make a sincere guarantee.
Mrs. Xu was silent for a moment, then bowed her head and said: "The Queen is virtuous and kind, which is the blessing of the Sixth Palace. My wife, thank you very much."
Wen Xiaotu breathed out slowly, "Jinshu, give it to your grandmother."
She is an old man of this age. To put it bluntly, half of her body has been buried in the ground. Does she still care about it?
Jin Shu went to see Mrs. Xu off, which took her two quarters of an hour. When she came back, her little face was irritable.
Wen Xiaotu could only comfort her by saying, "Your grandmother is old and will inevitably be nagging. She doesn't mean any harm."
Jin Shu said angrily: "I know my grandmother has no ill intentions towards me, but she treats you, mother, why don't you just tell my grandmother!"
Wen Xiaotu smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Do you think your grandmother is like you? You will believe whatever I say?" - At this time, if she revealed that she was Wen Rutu, I was afraid that Mrs. Xu would become suspicious.
She has ulterior motives.
That's all, let's forget about such unbelievable words.
She was willing to tell her children such a secret because she had absolute trust in Porridge Rice.
However, she really couldn't trust Mrs. Xu absolutely.
Jin Shu muttered: "Just now outside, my grandmother kept telling me to take good care of myself and take care of myself. She also asked me to be more filial in front of my father and pay more attention to my stinky brother, but she didn't mention you a word!"
Wen Xiaotu smiled: "It's good that she doesn't say bad things about me in your ears right now." After all, in Mrs. Xu's eyes, she is a stepmother.
Jin Shu pouted: "Grandma is worried that the walls have ears!"
Wen Xiaotu smiled: "Forget it, she is old, there is no need to be angry with her."
Mrs. Xu just felt sorry for her daughter who died young.