It was Concubine De who reacted quickly and said quickly: "But with the Crown Princess here, Sister Xianfei can be cured of no matter how serious her illness is. Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about Sister Xianfei."
"Yeah yeah!"
Everyone hurriedly agreed with Concubine De's words.
Empress Chu knew that she had made a mistake and it was so inappropriate to say these words today. She secretly regretted that she had made a mistake and lost the dignity of the queen.
However, after listening to Concubine De's words, she was also very upset because she knew that Concubine Xian was not seriously ill, but was just grounded by the Queen Mother and the Emperor.
It's just that the prince's biological mother has been grounded and it would be unpalatable to spread the news, so she announced that she was seriously ill.
If the Queen Mother loses her temper after a while, the confinement order will definitely be lifted. When the Crown Prince ascends the throne, the virtuous concubine will be the Queen Mother. Although she is also the Queen Mother, she is unwilling to accept it. Why should she be a virtuous concubine?
Therefore, what she said just now was actually a curse on the virtuous concubine, hoping that she would be so unlucky that she would not be able to enjoy the blessings.
Seeing that the concubines were all caring about Concubine Xian's face, she felt more and more uncomfortable, but it was hard to show it at the moment. Instead, she had to echo Concubine De's words and said: "Concubine De is right, there is a prince
As long as the concubine is here, the virtuous concubine will definitely get well."
"Yes, the emperor is holy and the empress is benevolent. With the emperor and empress here, the concubines will definitely be blessed and live longer."
Concubine Lu was complimentary. God knows she was frightened just now. She was the one who brought up this topic. If the Queen had made her words more harsh and harsh, the situation would not have ended well and it would definitely have reached the ears of the Queen Mother and the Emperor.
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Yuan Qingling hugged the tenth prince on her knees and felt tired. There were too many women, so there was too much right and wrong, especially with so many women with interests sitting together, it was no longer a problem to maintain harmony for half an hour.
She teased Little Lao Shi, whose chin became three layers, and he looked at Yuan Qing Ling motionless, without any reaction or even blinking, like a fat-headed fish that had its holes tapped.
"Hug my brother!"
The bun is wrapped around me and I want to reach out to hug it.
"Not a younger brother, but an imperial uncle!"
Yuan Qingling corrected.
"Uncle Emperor?"
Baozi subconsciously turned his head to look, then shook his head like a rattle, "Uncle Huang is not coming!"
Everyone laughed. Baozi made such a fuss and resolved the embarrassment just now.
Empress Chu felt her mood was waning, so she said she wanted to go back to the palace to change her clothes. The concubines and the princesses hurriedly got up to see them off.
Empress Chu returned to her bedroom angrily and looked at herself in the mirror. Her beauty had faded, her honor and favor were gone, and her son was not living up to expectations. Even if she became the Queen Mother in the future, she would probably be suppressed by the virtuous concubine.
The more she looked like him, the more uncomfortable she felt. Just when King Qi and Lao Ba came in from outside to say hello to her, she vented her anger on King Qi, "What kind of greetings do you want to ask for?"
You haven't given the queen mother any peace of mind, and you're not as good as your brother."
King Qi came in high spirits, but he didn't expect to be scolded before he even knelt down. He couldn't help but be confused, "Mother, who made you angry?"
When Lao Ba saw the Queen getting angry, he was frightened and shrank away.
When Empress Chu saw Lao Ba's appearance, she sighed in her heart, stretched out her hand and said to Lao Ba: "The queen is not angry, come here, come here."
Lao Ba hesitated for a moment, then slowly walked over and held Empress Chu's hand, saying softly: "Empress Mother will not scold Brother Seventh."
"Stop scolding!"
Empress Chu also knew how capable her son was. In addition, the Chu family led by his father were also helping the prince. Even scolding him would be useless. The status was already decided. How could he still fight for it?
It was also her fault that she was too calm at the time, thinking that the crown prince would definitely choose his legitimate son. In addition, her father was almost one person below ten thousand people in the court, so she thought everything was safe and did not plan for him in advance.
It's too late to say anything now.
She pulled Lao Ba to sit next to her, adjusted her mood, and then looked at King Qi and said: "It's not that the queen mother likes to talk about you, but you have to live your own life well. That girl from the Yuan family is now engaged.
You can't be empty all the time. After the New Year, your mother will ask your father to find someone for you. Don't always think about the dead person."
There was a layer of darkness in Prince Qi's eyes, and he shook his head silently.
But Lao Ba said: "Hello, Sister Yuan, I will marry Sister Yuan."
Empress Chu smiled, but she was a little sad. This son would never be able to get married and have children like a normal person. She would not be able to trust him until the day she died.
With wet eyes, he stretched out his hand to touch Lao Ba's face, "Okay, okay, my mother will marry a princess to Chang'er, okay?"
Lao Ba said stubbornly: "I want Sister Yuan."
Empress Chu suddenly burst into tears.
She let go of Lao Ba, covered her face with her hands that were dyed red, and cried. Because today was the New Year, she cried very repressedly, and while crying, she said: "Why is my life so miserable?
She is the most noble mother in the world, and you two brothers are the only direct descendants, why do you have to live with me and suffer like this?"
King Qi also felt very uncomfortable. He knelt down and put his hands on Empress Chu's knees, saying softly: "Empress, don't cry. Whatever you say, my son will do as you please."
Empress Chu wiped her tears with a handkerchief and forced a smile, "Today is a good day. I won't cry anymore. It's very unlucky."
She looked at King Qi, "Do you still remember Cui'er in your heart?
She has been gone for so long, you should let it go. That girl from the Yuan family looks really good to me, but it’s a pity that you didn’t like her either. Hey, Cui’er chose her for you back then. It would be in vain if you left her.
I understand Cui’er’s thoughts.”
After hearing this, King Qi said coldly: "What's the point of wasting her efforts in vain?
How did she know Yuan Yongyi was good?
I just chose him to win over the Yuan family."
Empress Chu was startled, "You...you are so resentful of Cui'er, why do you think about her again?"
King Qi felt bitter in his heart, "My son doesn't miss her."
Empress Chu looked at him and said seriously: "Then what happened between you and that girl from the Yuan family?
I heard Ling'er say that it's because you have been thinking about Cui'er and never forgotten her that you made people feel cold. It's not because the queen mother said something about you. Although Cui'er is my niece, what she did was too cruel.
, almost burned you to death. During the days when you were injured, Yuan Yongyi was by your side to take care of you day and night. You couldn’t find such a good wife even if you held a lantern. Think about it for yourself. If you still want to look back, please ask Yuan Yongyi.
Madam, please go, maybe there is still hope."
But King Qi shook his head and said: "I have already inquired about Lu Yuan, the number one scholar in martial arts. He is honest, kind-hearted, responsible and responsible. Yuan Yongyi will definitely be happy if she marries him. I... don't deserve it."
She, I won’t harm her for the rest of her life.”
When Empress Chu heard this, she couldn't help sighing, "What can I say to you?
I didn’t cherish it when I was there, but now that I’ve lost it, it’s hard to look back.”
Empress Chu didn't really appreciate Yuan Yongyi, but she just fell in love with the Yuan family. The Yuan family had a great business and was very powerful in the court. Being able to marry the Yuan family would mean that the Yuan family would be able to help her if anything happened in the future.
But now that the matter has come to this, what else can be done?
This kid is also stubborn and tough-necked.
Lao Ba kept repeating, "I want to marry Sister Yuan, I want to marry Sister Yuan."