Chapter 8 Entering the Palace to Visit the Empress Dowager
Before dawn, Su Nianyun opened her eyes.
For a moment, she thought her rebirth was just a dream.
Until Chunhua, Xia Yue brought her water to wash her and dress her up.
Seeing two familiar yet unfamiliar girls busy around her, she finally confirmed that everything was really not a dream.
"Don't wear clothes that are too fancy, and wear something with clean elements." Su Nianyun rejected a set of scarlet dresses selected by Xia Yue.
"But princess, you are newly married. It would be better to be happy when you return to the palace to see the Queen Mother."
Su Nianyun shook her head, "The prince-in-law is going to war. It's boring for me to wear such gorgeous clothes alone..."
Anyway, the news of Chen Shaoan's death will come soon. She can't wait to wear mourning clothes for Chen Shaoan now, and she doesn't care about the wedding.
"Then princess, how do you like this?"
Aunt Liu found a moon-white shirt and skirt and displayed it in front of Su Nianyun.
"This dress is simple and indifferent, but not too plain."
Su Nianyun nodded, "That's it!"
Su Nianyun, who had put on new clothes, suppressed her desire to see the Queen Mother immediately, and instead went to the old lady's room to say hello first.
The old lady had just gotten up and was washing up under the care of Aunt Wen and Aunt Zhao.
Su Nianyun waited respectfully beside him.
When she saw Su Nianyun, Zhao's eyes were filled with confusion.
Yesterday, after my daughter Biyu was kicked by the princess, she kept complaining that she felt uncomfortable when she helped her back.
Zhao's mother hurriedly went to see the doctor. The doctor said that Biyu had broken a sternum. If she didn't want her heart to hurt, she would have to stay in bed for ten and a half days.
After hearing this, Zhao Ma and Biyu were both stunned. Su Nianyun, who seemed weak, could actually be so strong.
After taking care of her daughter all night, Zhao's mother came to the old lady's room in a bad mood early in the morning. She also heard from the servants that Bai He had blamed Biyu for stealing the princess's emerald Buddha.
At this time, the old lady had already washed her face and was waiting for Mother Zhao to hand over the veil. Unexpectedly, she did not see any action from Mother Zhao.
Su Nianyun reacted quickly. She snatched the handkerchief from Mother Zhao's hand and went to wipe the old lady's face herself.
After the handkerchief was snatched away, Zhao Ma finally realized that she had become distracted while serving the old lady.
Wen's mother also glared at her, and Zhao's mother was embarrassed and at a loss what to do.
"Mom, you take good care of your skin."
Su Nianyun always knew that the old lady put a lot of effort into taking care of her face.
While gently wiping the old lady's face, she exclaimed, "Did you use some magical facial oil?"
"There's no deliberate maintenance, it's just like usual..."
No one can help but be proud of being praised, let alone an old lady who has been vain all her life.
She has always wanted to be strong and unwilling to be second to others in anything.
When her husband died of illness at the age of forty, her strong-willed nature became even more apparent, and she was able to shoulder the entire Chen family by herself.
Although she is a middle-aged widow, she does not allow herself to be inferior to other women of the same age, so she also spends extra effort in maintaining her body.
In this way, she looks like she is only in her early forties when she is fifty years old.
There is a fly in the ointment, it would be great if my son could be more outstanding!
Su Nianyun picked out the fragrant facial oil from the white porcelain jar in Wen's mother's hand, rubbed the facial oil in her palms to warm it, and finally applied it slowly and gently on the old lady's face.
"Well..." The old lady closed her eyes and let out a comfortable sigh.
"You grew up next to the Queen Mother, so you must be using really good things, right?"
"The Queen Mother's skin care products are all prepared by the Imperial Hospital herself. If mother likes them, I will go to the palace today to ask for some from the Imperial Doctor."
"real?"
The old lady was happy, but then she remembered, "By the way, you are going to the palace to see the Queen Mother today."
"At this time, why do you come to me to say hello? You can't delay meeting the Queen Mother."
"It is as important to greet the mother as it is to greet the Queen Mother."
While Su Nianyun gently massaged the acupuncture points on the old lady's face, she said, "Shao'an is not here, I want to give my mother my share of the filial piety!"
"Silly girl!" The old lady was amused when Su Nianyun said this.
The dissatisfaction I felt towards her yesterday disappeared immediately.
It's just that he doesn't know how to speak according to the situation. His faults are not hidden, so she will teach her slowly in the future.
When Su Nianyun left, the old lady looked at Zhao's mother and said dissatisfiedly, "You are doing things carelessly, what were you thinking just now?"
Ever since what happened to Biyu yesterday, she had been dissatisfied with Zhao Ma, and this time she just took advantage of it.
"I can't do things well, and my daughter can't teach her well either."
"Old madam," Zhao Ma knelt down, "it was Bai Hela and Biyu who went into the water. This matter really has nothing to do with Biyu!"
"Bai He is the person I personally selected. She has served me for so long before, but she has never had dirty hands and feet. Do you think I am a fool?"
The old lady said, "Biyu has been suspicious since he coaxed Nianyun to leave the city and go to Lingyun Temple."
"Old madam, it's really not Biyu..." Zhao's mother explained a little weakly.
"Don't think that I don't know that Biyuxiao wants to be An'er's concubine."
"But according to the Su family's rules, a husband can only have one wife, and cannot have a side wife or concubine, so she took refuge with the one outside, hoping to seduce the princess so she could get into An'er's bed, right?"
Zhao Ma was speechless.
Last night, she also asked Biyu this question, and Biyu's answer was just as the old lady thought.
"I have cared about you taking care of me for many years, so I have taken more care of Biyu, but...if you mother and daughter are ignorant and ruin my plan, I will sell your family together!"
After hearing the old lady's warning, Zhao's mother was shocked.
At this time, Wen's mother was advising from the side, "Old madam, don't be angry, you can't get so angry over these little things."
"Mother Zhao has been by your side for many years and has been working diligently. The uncle is so outstanding that he made that little girl Biyu fall in love. This is also part of the charm of the uncle..."
Listening to Wen's mother praising Chen Shao'an, the old lady looked a little better.
"Old madam, look, the uncle has successfully married the princess. Should we put the second master's marriage on the agenda next?"
As soon as Wen's mother mentioned Chen Shaokang's marriage, the old lady's attention was immediately diverted.
Kang'er was smarter than An'er in reading. In addition to being optimistic about Su Nianyun's dowry, she also wanted to use the power of her adopted daughter, the Queen Mother, to find a good marriage for her second son, so as to help his future career.
Zhao Ma glanced at Wen Ma gratefully. After all, they had worked together for many years, and Wen Ma would help her to some extent.
Later, she must restrain her daughter and never have any contact with the outsider again.
After thinking about it, it would be useless to tell her daughter, she should come to the door in person and warn the man.
When Zhao Ma left the house, Su Nianyun was getting on the carriage.
She saw Ma Zhao's figure through the gap in the curtain, and then looked at Aunt Liu.
Aunt Liu said, "Princess, don't worry, I have already told Chunhua and Xia Yue that they will keep an eye on the movements of Mother Zhao and Biyu."
Su Nianyun nodded.
However, "Mommy, even if we get Chunhua and Xiayue back, we still have few manpower."
There are too many enemies and too few manpower, so the two girls can't keep an eye on them.
"Princess, why don't you choose a few reliable ones from the Queen Mother after entering the palace?"
Su Nianyun shook her head, "When I got married, the Queen Mother had already given me a lot of dowry, which made other princesses jealous."
"If I ask for someone from the Queen Mother again, I'm afraid those princesses will eat my heart out."
"Princess, your father and brother are the emperor's saviors, and you are the adopted daughter of the Queen Mother. They just need a few more maids. No one can comment!"
Su Nianyun still shook his head, "Forget it, let's not find a solution from the palace regarding manpower."
Old madam, the people Zhou Yao bribed are enough to give her a headache. If the people they get from the palace are also assigned by someone, then she will be really hard to guard against.
The only people she can trust now are the Queen Mother, Aunt Liu, Chunhua, Xia Yue, and her own people...
When she entered the palace again and saw the Queen Mother who was thinking about her day and night, she threw herself into the Queen Mother's arms.
Thirty years of pain turned into a cry, "Queen Mother... Nianyun misses you so much!"