Chapter 219: Don’t mean to hide your sword behind your smile
Probably because of the beginning of spring two years ago, within a few days of February, I couldn’t wear my furry clothes anymore.
On this day, Xue Hengzhao followed Concubine Fu to Ronghua Palace as usual to greet the queen, and the rest of the concubines were also there.
Only Ma Cairen was sick and had not arrived yet, so the queen didn't care. Instead, she asked the imperial doctor to come over for diagnosis and treatment, and also asked her second-class palace maid Xue Ge to send supplements to Fangcongyuan.
Then he asked Cheng Zhaoyi: "I heard that the Ninth Princess has had a cough these days. Have you asked the imperial doctor to take a look at it?"
Cheng Zhaoyi stood up quickly and replied: "Thank you, the Empress, for thinking about it. She ran out to play because the weather was good. When she got to a shady place, she was blown by the cold wind. It's not a big deal. She had already taken medicine and was sweating."<
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"That's good. They say that the spring wind is so bad that the elderly and children should be careful." The queen nodded, "We are all here today, let's discuss something."
When everyone heard what the queen said, they all sat upright.
"It's not a big deal," the queen smiled, "I just want to say that my birthday is in March, but it must not be as big as last year."
Concubine Hui asked: "Why is this?"
"This year marks the 30th year of His Majesty's practice, and the grand ceremony will be held in September.
Some preparations were made in the second half of last year, but from now on, these few months are the most important.
Therefore, I think that all the celebrations before this grand ceremony should be simple.
Not only my birthday, but also the Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival don’t have to be as grand as in previous years.
Firstly, we must conserve material resources, secondly, the manpower in the palace is limited, and thirdly, the front is too extravagant, and it is difficult to show the grandeur behind."
"The Empress is extremely considerate, but I have one more thing to say. Save everything else if you can. The Empress' birthday must not be too simple.
This is not only a matter of your face, but also the honor of the country, so we can’t look at it in such a disgraceful way." Concubine Xian stopped her.
Immediately, people echoed one after another. In fact, everyone knew in their hearts that Queen Yao Ziyun was a very pompous person.
She said this mainly to test people's hearts.
The queen said, "Then it will be half of last year's regulations and no more."
"I'm afraid that Your Majesty won't agree," Yuan Zhaoyi said with a smile, "Everyone knows that His Majesty loves the Empress, so he must not bear it."
"It's just a matter of not talking to Your Majesty," the Queen smiled, "I can still take charge of my own affairs."
He also said: "Although the six ministries of the former dynasty and the twelve supervisors, four divisions and eight bureaus of the harem all have their own responsibilities for the grand ceremony in September, our own family members still have to come forward.
Fortunately, the second, fourth, fifth, and sixth princes are all governors, so they can each take charge of their own affairs.
Your Majesty is busy with state affairs and has no time to take care of these things. Yesterday Shang Qiyan came to my palace to discuss this matter.
It is said that there are some important things that must be checked by very trustworthy people."
"It would be great if the princes could show their filial piety during your majesty's grand ceremony." After hearing this, Concubine Fu said, "Actually, you are the queen who worries most."
"Sisters can understand me, which makes me worry less. Sister Fu Fei, I have something else to ask of you!" The queen looked at Fu Fei and her tone was particularly gentle.
"But I don't know what the queen's instructions are. As long as I can do it, I should do my best." Concubine Fu responded.
"Everyone knows that things in the palace are getting more and more complicated nowadays. Although I have sister Xian Fei helping me, she is not a three-headed and six-armed Nezha.
Therefore, I want Sister Fu Fei to come and help me and take care of some matters in the palace." The queen said.
Concubine Fu looked embarrassed when she heard this: "Thank you for the compliment, but I have never been involved in my affairs since I entered the palace. Besides, I am lazy and cowardly. I am afraid I have betrayed your trust."
"Sister Fu Fei, don't be humble. Although you have not helped with the affairs of the harem these years, you have managed your own palace properly. From a young age to a big one, there must be nothing wrong." Concubine Xian said with a smile.<
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Obviously the Queen had discussed this with her before.
"If I can trust you, you and Sister Xianfei are the same in my heart." The queen said, "No matter in terms of character or qualifications, there is no fault in you."
Concubine Fu saw that the queen had already mentioned this. If she still didn't agree, she would be refuting the queen's face in public.
So he said: "Then I would like to thank the Queen for your trust. I just want to arrange some small things for me first. If I really can't do it well, it won't affect the overall situation."
"Well, I'll take care of it later. I'll find two pieces first so you can try your skills." The queen raised her hand to straighten the purple jade hairpin with a peony in the phoenix on her temple, looking graceful and casual.
Back at Furong Palace, Concubine Fu sat down to drink tea.
Tell Xue Hengzhao: "The queen suddenly sent me on an errand today. I'm afraid this is not a good thing."
"I think I'm going to make a fuss about this." Xue Hengzhao was not surprised. "It is said that the first rank of the official university is overwhelming. Since she is the current Lord of the Sixth Palace, the empress cannot refuse her even if she wants to.
Since we can only accept it, we have to be careful and guard against it. If we can catch her tricks, the risk here can be resolved."
"I think so too." Concubine Fu put down the tea cup, "The queen must make sure that no one blocks the prince's way, and anything she finds an eyesore must be removed as soon as possible.
Even if you don't make things difficult for me on this matter, you will find faults in other things.
Fortunately, I still have you by my side, so there’s nothing to worry about.”
The queen here is discussing with Concubine Xian what tasks to assign to Concubine Fu.
Liang Xiao came in, knelt down and reported: "The Queen, the Concubine Xian, and someone from the Sixth Prince's Mansion said that the Princess fainted."
Upon hearing this, the queen and the concubine stood up in panic and asked, "What's going on? Have you sent an imperial doctor out of the palace?"
"It is said that he suddenly fainted after lunch. He was finally revived, but he was still in a daze." Liang Xiao said, "The sixth prince is not in the palace, and the remaining people dare not make decisions easily. I sent someone to inform the princess.
Your Majesty, I went to the palace to deliver a message."
"Send out both Zhang Yuanpan and Li Yuanpan," the queen said, "use the best medicines that should be used."
Concubine Xian also hurriedly said: "We must find out the cause of the disease and be careful when using medicine."
Liang Xiao hurriedly went out, but the queen and Concubine Xian were still worried, so they finally sent someone out of the palace to visit.
No one came back until it was almost time to turn on the lamp.
The queen asked the two imperial doctors: "Can the county master's illness be cured? How is the fetus in his belly?"
"Your Majesty, don't worry too much, it's not a scary symptom." The imperial doctor hurriedly said, "Because the county master is pregnant now, he spends more time in bed, and his diet is too sweet, so his blood vessels are not smooth for a while, so he developed the disease.
Halo.
I've already prescribed a medicinal diet. I'll take a pulse tomorrow and the day after. I think it will be stable."
When the queen heard this, she felt relieved, asked people to watch the reward, and asked the imperial doctor to take a break.
Since Concubine Xian heard that Yao Wanyi was ill, she returned to the palace and burned incense and worshiped Buddha to pray for peace.
When the queen heard about it, she naturally missed her and asked the imperial kitchen to specially prepare two light dishes for Concubine Xian.