Chapter 24 The queen who wants to see the excitement
Early in the morning, there was a burst of noise outside the gate of the Queen Mother's Palace.
"How dare you, Queen, to stop me?" The person who spoke was Aunt Feng who was beside Queen Zheng.
"Queen, the servants are also following orders."
The young eunuch guarding the door knelt on the ground and said, "The Queen Mother has decreed that all the palace masters have been absent recently."
"It's a joke, the Queen is the Lord of the Sixth Palace, how dare you treat the Queen like an ordinary concubine..."
Although they were shivering when Aunt Feng scolded them, the little eunuchs refused to give way.
"Okay, since you have all obeyed the order, I won't make it difficult for you..."
When Empress Zheng saw that she couldn't get through the gate of the Queen Mother's Palace no matter what, she simply shouted at the gate of the palace.
"Queen Mother, Queen Mother, I am very worried about you. What's wrong with you?"
"Queen Mother, please let me go in to see you!"
"You have been avoiding me like this. Are you asking me to invite the emperor to come before you are willing to meet me?"
Probably the word "Emperor" had an effect, and finally, Grandma Sun walked out.
"The Queen Mother," Grandma Sun saluted respectfully, "The Queen Mother has clearly ordered that she does not need to come to pay her respects during this half month."
"The Queen Mother is acting like this for no reason. This has never happened before. Aunt Sun, please tell me the truth. Is there something wrong with the Queen Mother's health that's why..."
"Queen, why do you have such an idea? My servant said before that it was Princess Nianyun who entered the palace. The Queen Mother wanted to talk to her more about the relationship between mother and daughter, so she declined the interference from other palaces..."
"What kind of mother-daughter love? Princess Nianyun has already entered the palace once a few days ago and hasn't seen her for a few days. How can there be so much mother-daughter love to talk about?"
"Empress, this is the Queen Mother's wish. You can't make such arrogant comments!"
"Mother Sun, I am also in a hurry."
Empress Zheng looked anxious, "There are rumors in the palace that the Queen Mother is ill, so she refuses to see outsiders. If the Queen Mother is really feeling unwell..."
"Empress, I don't know who you heard this from, but the Queen Mother is in very good health." Grandma Sun interrupted Empress Zheng.
"Okay, okay, the Queen Mother is not sick, but even if she wants to talk to Princess Nianyun about her mother-daughter love, three days is enough."
"Besides, it's rare for Princess Nianyun to enter the palace, so I should also get in touch with the princess, right?"
"Nanny Sun, how about you go and report to Queen Mother Ming and tell me that I also miss Princess Nianyun very much, and also let me go and reminisce with the princess?"
Grandma Sun glanced at Empress Zheng in embarrassment, but in the end she couldn't resist her insistence and said reluctantly, "Then Queen Mother, please go and ask the Queen Mother for instructions."
"Go quickly." Empress Zheng urged happily.
However, her smile did not reach her eyes.
The reason she worked so hard here, shouting and dancing, was not because she cared about the Queen Mother, but because she was anxious to see the Queen Mother's life extinguished.
When it came to the position of queen, the emperor clearly preferred him more, but the queen mother was more interested in Concubine Chen. In the end, the emperor followed his mother's orders and made Concubine Chen his queen.
Fortunately, Empress Zhang's life was short. She died after only three years as empress. She did not even leave a son and a half daughters. After that, she naturally ascended to the throne.
Although she finally got what she wanted, there was a gap of three years after all.
Now more than ten years have passed, but the Queen Mother still has the same anger in her heart.
In front of the emperor, she is a gentle and virtuous mother of a country.
Behind the emperor's back, she never missed any opportunity to go against the queen mother.
This time, she received accurate news that the Queen Mother's hospital had been concealing the true condition of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother was actually terminally ill and there was no cure.
When Empress Zheng was secretly happy, she heard that the Empress Dowager had announced that the concubines did not have to go to the palace for nearly half a month. She was even more convinced that the Empress Dowager, who had always wanted to be strong, had very little life left.
How could she give up this perfect opportunity to watch the excitement.
Today, I must enter the Queen Mother's palace.
At this time, Nanny Sun, who had gone in to ask the Queen Mother for her opinion, came out of the palace door.
"Queen, please come in."
Empress Zheng was overjoyed in her heart, but with some sadness on her face, she walked into the Queen Mother's chamber.
I thought I would see an old woman who was sick and dying soon, but the next moment, Queen Zheng's eyes widened in horror.
The Queen Mother, who was sitting in the main seat, looked unhappy and said, "Queen, what do you look like? Are you seeing the Ai family, or are you seeing a ghost?"
Empress Zheng quickly came to her senses, "Queen Mother..."
After a dry shout from the Queen Mother, there was no further comment.
After all, the situation at this time was different from what she had imagined, and not a single word of the words she had prepared in advance could be used.
Because not only did the Queen Mother not look terminally ill, but she also had a rosy complexion and bright eyes.
Somehow, Empress Zheng suddenly remembered that when she first entered the palace decades ago, the Queen Mother at that time had this look in her eyes.
Bright, sharp, and straight to the heart!
"Queen, you made a lot of noise outside and insisted on meeting the Ai family. You came in and didn't say anything for a long time. Which one were you singing?"
"Queen Mother, this is..." Empress Zheng was in panic and looked at Aunt Feng behind her for help.
Aunt Feng said hurriedly, "Queen Mother, the queen heard that Princess Nianyun entered the palace. She has not seen her since she got married..."
"That's right," Empress Zheng said hurriedly, "Queen Mother, why don't you see Princess Nianyun? I really miss her very much."
The Queen Mother said with fond eyes, "Last night she spent the whole night talking with the Ai family, and she is sleeping soundly now!"
"Still... asleep?" Queen Zheng was extremely surprised.
The Queen Mother has always been the most disciplined person in the palace.
The sun is already rising, but the princess hasn’t gotten up yet, and the Queen Mother still looks doting on her face. This...
Empress Zheng's face turned gloomy. Princess Nianyun was undoubtedly deeply in the Queen Mother's heart!
After leaving the Queen Mother's Palace angrily, Empress Zheng slapped the maid next to Aunt Feng with her backhand.
"The Queen Mother looks like this, do you think she is terminally ill?"
The palace maid Xiaoru knelt on the ground and said, "Queen, my servant heard that this is indeed the case."
"So what?" Empress Zheng kicked her a few more times, "Are you so energetic?"
Xiaoru knelt there motionless, she didn't know what was going on, it was obviously not like this.
Seeing that the queen wanted to continue the attack, Aunt Feng stopped her in time.
"Empress, this is still outside the Queen Mother's Palace. Don't let the Queen Mother's people see it..."
As everyone knows, someone has already reported the scene that happened outside to the Queen Mother.
Murong Jing sneered, "The Ai family knows that if she comes here at this time, she will definitely come to see the Ai family's jokes."
However, this time, Zheng Yan was just one step away from adding insult to injury!
Holding Grandma Sun's hand and returning to the dormitory, she saw Su Nianyun still lying on the bed, unconscious.
She took the handkerchief from Mother Liu's hand and said, "The Ai family is here to take care of Yun'er, you all should go out!"
"Yes." Grandma Sun and Grandma Liu left together.
Murong Jing sat beside the bed and looked at Su Nianyun lovingly.
In the past three days, this girl had been taking care of her non-stop, not daring to sleep for a moment.
Especially after she drank the medicine yesterday, her heart hurt and she lost consciousness, and she refused to leave.
When Murong Jing woke up in the morning, she saw Su Nianyun smiling at her knowingly with dark circles under her eyes, "Queen Mother, you are finally awake!"
Su Nianyun checked her pulse and asked, "Queen Mother, how do you feel?"
Murong Jing patted the bed, "You have worked hard these past three days. Come to Ai's house..."
Su Nianyun could no longer open her eyes, so she drowsily climbed onto the bedside and nestled into the Empress Dowager's arms.
"You have been tired after thinking about last night. Close your eyes and sleep for a while..."
"Queen Mother, I'm not tired!"
Su Nianyun said this and fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow.
Murong Jing lovingly brushed away the broken hair from Su Nianyun's forehead.
She obviously felt relieved. Even without Su Nianyun checking her pulse, she knew she was fine!
Just as he was about to spend some time with his daughter Su Nianyun, Empress Zheng started making trouble outside.
After mercilessly sending Empress Zheng away, Murong Jing returned to Su Nianyun to enjoy mother and daughter time again.
When Dr. Shen came to consult Ping'an Pulse and found that the Queen Mother's palpitations had improved greatly, he was even more impressed by Su Nianyun's medical skills.
Before leaving, he asked Su Nianyun privately, "I wonder if the princess can give me the remaining red sun grass?"