Empress Dowager Yu fainted for a day and a night. After that, she stayed in bed for several days.
A few days ago, Queen Mother Yu had improved slightly and could barely move around. Now that she was sick, she even lost the strength to get up. She had difficulty swallowing food. In addition to taking medicine every day, she could only eat some clear soup and gruel.
Empress Dowager Yu lost weight at a speed visible to the naked eye.
This time, even people without medical skills could tell that Queen Mother Yu's physical condition was not very good.
Princess Changping was busy preparing for her daughter's marriage. When Empress Dowager Yu became seriously ill, Princess Changping had to drop everything and go to the palace to wait for her illness.
Mother and daughter were estranged because of Gu Shujin's marriage, and they had become far apart over the past six months. When they met, they couldn't exchange a few words, and they would feel depressed and unhappy, and they often broke up unhappy.
Now that Empress Dowager Yu is very ill and almost out of shape, Princess Changping no longer cares about the estrangement in her heart and stays by the bed to take care of her every day.
Several daughters-in-law, including Xie Mingxi, came every day to take care of his illness.
All the grandsons and granddaughters of the emperors paid their respects three times a day and waited for an hour. Ji Ge'er was the oldest, so he was headed by Ji Ge'er, and A Luo and others followed Ji Ge'er.
In fact, there were several imperial doctors and a bunch of maids waiting on the side of Queen Mother Yu, as well as Princess Changping and others, so there was no chance for a bunch of children to come forward. After going there every day, she would say hello and then go outside.
Just wait.
Half a month later, Queen Mother Yu finally recovered and was able to speak.
The first sentence is: "Why don't you see Sister Yan?"
Everyone: "..."
Princess Changping was so angry that her heart and gallbladder ached, and her face changed immediately.
It's come to this! If you don't take good care of your health, you still want to make trouble... Not to mention Xie Mingxi, even her own daughter was so angry that her temples were twitching.
Xie Mingxi's expression did not change, and she responded with a smile: "The queen mother wants to see Miss Yu, and the daughter-in-law will announce that she is here to take care of her." After saying that, he passed on the order.
…
Yu Yan came soon.
After a year in the palace, Yu Yan was one year older and a little taller. Her originally delicate facial features were slightly longer, and she was indeed a little beauty as beautiful as a flower.
When the emperor came to Fulin Palace to pay greetings or have a meal, Queen Mother Yu would always announce Yu Yan's arrival and hang out under Sheng Hong's nose.
It's a pity that Sheng Hong turned a blind eye to this little beauty and didn't even look at her.
Xie Mingxi just watched the fun.
Only Empress Dowager Yu stubbornly believed that summoning Yu Yan here was an attempt to cause trouble for Xie Mingxi.
Yu Yan bowed to everyone before arriving at the bed.
Xie Mingxi resigned with a smile: "Since Miss Yu is here to serve, the daughters-in-law will take their leave first."
Xiao Yuhan and others, who advanced and retreated together with Xie Mingxi, resigned one after another.
Princess Changping had a cold look on her face, not paying attention to her cousin Yu Yan at all. Her tone was full of suppressed anger: "The queen is seriously ill, so she should rest in peace and recuperate. Why bother with the queen!"
Queen Mother Yu glanced at Princess Changping and said calmly: "If you don't want to stay with the Ai family, just leave earlier and go stay with the Queen."
Princess Changping: "..."
Princess Changping's face turned red with anger and she stood up suddenly and walked to the bed.
Yu Yan was so frightened that her whole body trembled, and she subconsciously took two steps back. Princess Changping's angry whisper sounded in her ears: "We have reached such a point, why doesn't the Queen Mother reflect on herself?"
"The Yu family fell, the Gu family turned against each other, and officials who were attached to the Yu family deserted one after another. Several daughters-in-law stood on the same side, and even the aunt completely broke with the mother and turned against her..."
This last sentence deeply hurt Queen Mother Yu.
"Shut up!" Queen Mother Yu's eyes were red and she stared at Princess Changping. Her voice was hoarse due to anger and excitement: "Get out!"
Princess Changping's chest rose and fell, and the anger in her heart seemed to burst out at any time.
She endured it again and again, and finally endured it. Before she left, she said a few words: "The queen mother doesn't want to see me, so I will never enter the palace again. Let's consider her daughter unfilial!"
Princess Changping didn't look at Empress Dowager Yu's expression, turned around and left.
The young Yu Yan witnessed this scene with her own eyes and was so frightened that her face turned pale. When she turned around again, she became even more frightened when she saw Queen Mother Yu's complexion changing from red to white.
Fortunately, Queen Mother Yu was not knocked unconscious again. She took a deep breath for a moment and managed to catch her breath: "Sister Yan, come here and help Ai's family sit down."
Yu Yan lowered her head in response, stepped forward cautiously, and helped Queen Mother Yu sit up.
Queen Mother Yu was astonishingly thin, and Yu Yan was able to hold her up even though she was not very strong. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Looking past Queen Mother Yu's angry eyes, Yu Yan felt frightened again.
If possible, she would not want to enter the palace at all. The Yu family is indeed not as good as before, but the inner boudoir is still stable. She deeply misses her boudoir and her stable and quiet life.
No matter how handsome or good the emperor is, he still belongs to the empress and has nothing to do with her.
Even a young girl like her could understand why Empress Dowager Yu stubbornly believed that she could cause trouble for the Empress?
She didn't want to make this useless move at all.
…
No one cares what Yu Yan, a girl of thirteen or fourteen, thinks in her heart.
Empress Dowager Yu didn't care, and the Emperor and Empress never cared about it.
As expected, Princess Changping never entered the palace again for several days.
Empress Dowager Yu's illness waxed and waned, and she became increasingly irritable and irritable. On this day, Zhilan was also punished to kneel outside the bedroom for half a day. The reason was that Zhilan accidentally mentioned Princess Changping.
Zhilan is the most useful female official around Empress Dowager Yu, and she has always been dignified.
This kneeling will completely destroy your face.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhilan knelt for half a day, until it was dark, and she was ordered to get up.
Zhilan's knees were already numb, and she managed to stand up with Yu Qiao's support. When she took a step, her legs were numb, and when her feet landed, she felt excruciating pain.
Zhilan refused to cry out in pain and forced herself back to the house.
Although Yu Qiao and Zhi Lan occasionally quarreled, they had a deep relationship. Seeing Zhi Lan's appearance, Yu Qiao felt extremely uncomfortable and burst into tears: "Zhi Lan, you and I are loyal. We serve our master with all our heart and never give up.
You are lazy. Today you only mentioned Princess Changping, and the Queen Mother became furious and punished you by kneeling for half a day."
"The Queen Mother doesn't take you and me seriously at all!"
Slaves are human beings too.
They also have flesh and blood and emotions.
Being treated like this by her master, how could Zhi Lan not feel pain in her heart?
Zhi Lan's eyes filled with water, she turned her head to the side, and after a while she whispered in a low voice: "Yu Qiao, please do the night watch for me tonight!"
Yu Qiao wiped her tears and nodded in agreement: "You're welcome to rest."
Yuqiao did not expect that this would be the last words she and Zhilan said.
In the middle of the night, Zhi Lan was alone in the house and hanged herself.
