The Spring Appreciation Banquet was hosted by the Queen Mother herself, so Su Nianyun had no reason not to go.
Before going out, she fed Jing'er and asked Su Da and others to guard the yard before taking Chunhua into the palace.
Su Nianyun held the Queen Mother's arm, followed by a group of married ladies. They all walked in the imperial garden talking and laughing, as if the dark clouds in the palace recently could really dissipate with a few greetings and greetings to each other.
Soon, Queen Jiang also appeared.
She greeted the Queen Mother respectfully, then squeezed Su Nianyun out of the way, and personally supported the Queen Mother and continued walking forward.
Su Nianyun was squeezed and staggered, almost unable to stand, but she didn't care about it.
After all, Empress Jiang has not had a good life for a few days. Even if the Empress Dowager comes to protect her, she may not be able to change any of the predetermined results.
The matter of Concubine Li and the child caused the emperor to plant the seeds of resentment in his heart, and with Concubine Li's death, the seeds would grow stronger.
Sure enough, after the Queen Mother sat down at the banquet, she asked.
"Where's Concubine Li? It's a warm spring day today. It's a good time to bask in the sun. Why didn't she come?"
The essence of this Spring Appreciation Banquet is to repair the relationship between Concubine Li and the Queen. The Queen Mother is here, and the other wives are making peace, this is a great opportunity.
Murong Jing felt that with so many people here trying to persuade Concubine Li, she would be able to figure it out.
So she told the people around her, "Go and call Concubine Li to the Ai family..."
The chamberlain left for a while and came back in a hurry.
"Queen Mother, Queen Mother, it's not good..."
"What happened? Tell me slowly!" Murong Jing was shocked.
She almost immediately thought that Li Fei must have deliberately pretended to be sick and refused to come.
Sure enough, I heard the chamberlain say, "Empress Li Fei has fallen ill. The imperial doctor is diagnosing her pulse and taking medicine at the moment. Empress Li Fei is afraid that the illness will be transmitted to her at this time, so she will not come to the Spring Festival Banquet!"
"Not coming?" Murong Jing looked at the queen.
Come on, she arranged the layout carefully, and the protagonist didn't come, so all this trouble was wasted.
"Okay, don't look at me anymore. Since it's a spring feast, you should eat, drink, and play..."
With the Queen Mother's order, everyone no longer sat rigidly, but actually started talking and chatting.
Murong Jing looked at it with interest for a while, and then said to Queen Jiang next to her.
"That's all the Ai family can help you with... Concubine Li, she doesn't want to come to the Spring Festival Banquet, she just doesn't want to accept the Ai family's mediation..."
Queen Jiang looked ugly.
She was indeed a little scared by this concubine Li.
As a queen, she shocked her several times, but she found that the more severe she was to her, the more powerful Li Fei would fight back.
This concubine Li had no children and no worries, and the emperor's favor came at the right time, so she really could do whatever she wanted.
But Queen Jiang can't.
Her son is the prince, and she is not responsible for anything she does now. She has to think about her son first, and then think about the family.
She also thought about poisoning Li Fei to death with a bottle of medicine, completely sealing her open mouth. However, Li Fei was at the forefront of the storm. If she took action now, everyone would definitely think that she was the murderer.
So, she can't do this yet.
Seeing that her and her son's status was in jeopardy, Empress Jiang had no choice but to seek help from the Queen Mother again.
"The Ai family is getting old," Murong Jing shook her head and sighed, "I no longer have the energy to care about the affairs of you juniors..."
Queen Jiang knew that the Queen Mother's place wouldn't work either.
"Queen Mother..."
She wanted to say something else, such as saying that even if the Queen Mother did not protect her, she would still protect her children and grandchildren. But at this time, Su Nianyun came to the Queen Mother, and the two of them were talking and laughing.
Queen Jiang looked sad.
The Queen Mother treated this adopted daughter better than she treated her.
Obviously she is the Lord of the Sixth Palace and will assist the Emperor in ruling the world in the future, but the Queen Mother is still unwilling to teach her properly and help her manage the Sixth Palace!
Empress Jiang complained in her heart that the Queen Mother was partial, but she never thought that she had never fulfilled her filial piety in front of the Queen Mother for a day, and she had even targeted the Queen Mother in particular. The Queen Mother was willing to save her life from the emperor, which was already the most benevolent and righteous act.
Murong Jing also noticed a change in Queen Jiang's gaze, but her expression remained unchanged.
Mud can never hold up the wall.
This was the worst Spring Festival banquet Su Nianyun had ever had since entering the palace.
First of all, it’s not as lively as in previous years.
Secondly, everyone who comes here wants to keep their mouth shut and explore other people's ideas.
Soon, the Queen Mother stood up and said, "Aijia is old and exhausted. You can have fun while Aijia goes back first!"
Su Nianyun hurriedly stood up and helped the Queen Mother back to the palace.
When the Queen Mother left, of course the Queen couldn't sit still anymore, so she got up and left.
The two women with the highest status in the palace left, and everyone else looked at each other in shock.
The older concubines can probably figure out why the Queen Mother called them here.
But Li Fei didn't want to come here so blatantly, everyone was shocked.
"It seems that the Emperor really loves Concubine Li. You see, she didn't say a word, and directly rejected the Queen Mother and then the Queen..."
Probably, things are really going to change in the palace this time...
Everyone speculated while going home.
The Queen Mother and the Empress are not here, who would be willing to stay and enjoy the spring scenery?
Su Nianyun helped the Queen Mother back to the palace, and then took her pulse and confirmed that the Queen Mother was not affected by the world and was getting stronger. She was very happy.
"Queen Mother, this is how you should be taken care of. Your complexion is much better than before!"
"With your girl's medicine and facial oil, the Ai family's complexion must look better!" Murong Jing praised.
"Queen Mother, have you started using the hair oil I gave you?" Su Nianyun asked.
"There are some sleeping aids in there. Don't you always have trouble sleeping at night? Apply that hair oil to your hair at night. It can not only relieve your mood and help you sleep, but also keep your hair black..."
"Really?" The Queen Mother's eyes lit up, "Last time I just heard from the person who sent it that it was effective, but I really didn't have time to use it."
"Queen Mother, why don't you let Nianyun comb your hair?!" Su Nianyun volunteered.
The Queen Mother was quite troubled at the Spring Appreciation Banquet just now, and she saw it.
Although she couldn't do anything to relieve the Queen Mother's worries, she could make the Queen Mother sleep comfortably for a while.
"Okay, you do it!" Murong Jing leaned her shoulders on the back of the chair and let Su Nianyun untie her bun and slowly apply hair oil.
Su Nianyun applied hair oil to the Queen Mother and massaged her head.
"Queen Mother, are you comfortable?" After a while, Su Nianyun asked softly.
At this time, I saw that the Queen Mother had closed her eyes and had already fallen asleep.
He and Grandma Sun arranged for the Queen Mother to be settled.
Grandma Sun said, "Princess, you are so amazing. The Queen Mother has not slept for several days!"
After a few moments, the princess asked the Queen Mother to sleep peacefully.
"The Queen Mother worked too hard," Su Nianyun said, "I just massaged the acupuncture points on the Queen Mother's head to make her feel more comfortable..."
As for what really worries the Queen Mother, Su Nianyun can't do anything.
The storm is brewing in the palace, and no one can stop it.