This was not the first time for Chu Yunli to enter the palace. After giving instructions to her two children that night, she went to the gate to wait there the next morning.
The carriage has been prepared for a long time. It is already late autumn and it is very cold outside. Chu Yunli is wearing a thick cloak. The maid beside her is a little nervous. When she chose it, she had to learn the rules. These two
I know the rules of entering the palace, but I will feel nervous the first time.
"Don't be nervous." Chu Yunli comforted with a smile. The two maids were named Luye and Lucao. They were very ordinary and simple names. They were chosen out of a row of maids at first, mainly because they deliberately concealed their beauty.
, it’s hard to describe the makeup. She really likes to pull out a girl like this.
When Green Leaves and Green Grass were chosen earlier, they heard that their master's temperament had changed drastically and that she was not easy to serve, but after getting along with her, she found that she had a gentle temperament and did not care much about the maid.
"Thank you, madam." Lu Ye and Lu Cao lowered their voices, looked at the door, and said, "Mrs. Hou is here."
Today, Mrs. Du was wearing imperial attire, dark red and quite majestic, and she got on the carriage directly.
The clothes of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are very different. Chu Yunli is dressed in plain white, except for a little pink and purple on her cloak. She has no makeup, no jewelry on her head and hands, and she looks very plain.
When Mrs. Du saw it, she frowned and said, "This is the palace. Let's clean it up."
"Mom, it's the period of filial piety. It's fine if others don't remember it. As my husband's wife, if I wear a scarlet imperial uniform, what will he think when he sees it in the sky?" Chu Yunli pushed back without hesitation.
"If you think it's not appropriate to see the Queen like this, then just report your illness to me. I can go back now."
As he said that, he was about to get off the carriage.
Du Shi sneered, "It's quite pretending. I haven't seen you feel too sad."
"Whether I'm hurt or not." Chu Yunli glanced at her clothes, "At least in front of outsiders, I have to let people know that my husband is gone, and I will keep him filial piety." After saying that, he continued to get off the carriage.
It would be a slander to say that Tan Yueru was not sad. No matter in terms of relationships or her days in the Hou Mansion, she had to rely on Jiang Suyuan to live comfortably.
The nanny next to her brought a pot of tea at the right time, and now she began to pour tea for the two of them, and handed a cup to her, as a sign of appeasement for Du Shi.
Du Shi picked up the tea cup and said casually, "This tea is good, you can try it."
Chu Yunli was not in the habit of drinking tea early in the morning, but she still accepted it. She turned around and sat down to pick it up. When the lid of the cup was lifted, she frowned slightly. There was an inconspicuous smell in the tea, and she carefully identified it.
After a few moments, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Du Shi nervously watching her movements.
Chu Yunli put down the tea cup, "It's a pity that I don't drink tea recently because of my mother's wishes."
Hearing this, Mrs. Du's eyes fell on the cup, and she frowned slightly, "You can't drink water casually when you go to the palace later. Even if the queen has a meal, you can't eat casually. You should eat some snacks first."
There was something wrong with the tea, but there must be snacks as well. Chu Yunli reached out, picked it up, opened it, and put it to his lips. From the corner of his eye, he saw Du Shi's eyes full of expectation and a bit crazy.
If the tea and snacks are eaten separately, they will only have a slight toxin, but if they are eaten together, they will become highly poisonous. Just now, Du Shi herself drank the tea. It seems that in order to let her die, she did not hesitate to take advantage of her own illness.
One game.
She put the crushed snack back on the table, "This snack tastes like osmanthus. I don't want to eat it so early in the morning."
Du Shi frowned and felt that trying to persuade her would show her signs, "It's up to you."
Chengenhou Mansion was not far from the imperial palace. They went directly to Fenghua Palace, and upon arrival, they were directly welcomed into the main hall.
The queen was dressed in a bright red palace dress. She was in her thirties, with exquisite makeup and a majestic face. When she saw that Du Shi had restrained herself a lot, she smiled and said, "Mother, you are finally here."
Mrs. Du stepped forward and knelt down first. Chu Yunli was a little reluctant to kneel down at first. Seeing that her biological mother was also kneeling, there was no more resistance.
The queen helped Du up with her own hands, but seemed to have forgotten Chu Yunli behind her, and asked worriedly, "How is my father's condition? I'm really worried, but I can't go see him in person."
Du Shi began to wipe her tears, "The doctors and imperial doctors in the mansion all said to leave it to fate..." She was already choked with sobs.
Seeing that the two people couldn't see him, Chu Yunli stood up on his own, took two steps back and stood to the side.
If she didn't move, the two people couldn't see her. As soon as she moved, Du Shi's eyes swept over her, "There are no rules, you think this is the Marquis' Mansion. If the Queen in the Fenghua Palace didn't shout, how could you do it yourself?"
Woke up?"
Chu Yunli bowed slightly and said with a smile, "The Queen is majestic and noble. She is a mother to the world and has compassion for all people. She will definitely not argue with me." I don't know what kind of material the floor is made of. It is very hard and my knees hurt when I kneel down.
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Besides, given her status, could the queen really punish her?
If you don't like her, don't ask her to come here in the future.
The mother and daughter over there held hands and looked at each other with tears in their eyes. Chu Yunli stood aside doing nothing, thinking about the purpose of the queen calling her here today. Maybe there was no purpose at all. It was Du Shi who wanted to poison her.
Not to mention, if Du wanted to find someone to poison her in the Hou Mansion, it would be impossible unless she went to the main courtyard. But how could Chu Yunli eat the food from the main courtyard?
I wouldn’t even take a sip of the tea, so if you want to take action, it’s really best to be in a carriage on a day like this.
"Suoyuan left, I didn't expect that my father would also..." The queen cried again, but in a controlled manner, and the makeup on her face was not stained, "When will Suo Jin come back? Mother, why doesn't he stay at home to give to Sui Jin?"
Yuan Shouxian, if he can be patient and stay for a hundred days, the emperor will give him a good job for Suoyuan's sake. The letter is so vague that I can't understand it..."
Even if the queen is in the palace, she knows everything that happens in the palace?
Chu Yunli's lips curled up slightly, thinking that the mother and daughter should send her away. Sure enough, the next moment she heard the queen say, "The chrysanthemums in the garden are blooming just right. Good news, please take Mrs. Wu Anhou to see them."
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Chu Yunli bowed and followed the palace maid out.
The chrysanthemums in the palace were indeed blooming well. After looking at them for a long time, she saw from the corner of her eye a young man coming in outside the gate. He was about fifteen or sixteen years old, dressed in bright yellow and with a noble temperament. He could not be dressed like this in Fenghua Palace.
The only one who can go freely is the current prince.
Thinking of something, Chu Yunli walked over and said with a slight blessing, "His Royal Highness, greetings."
As an aunt, she does not need to kneel down if she is close to her.
When the prince heard the voice, he stopped and looked over, "Are you the aunt? The eldest aunt?"
Xiao Du often came to the palace, so the prince naturally knew him, but Tan Yueru had never seen him.
"Yes." Chu Yunli responded, "Your Highness, are you looking for the empress? The empress is talking to her mother at the moment."
The prince has already left without even saying hello.
The smile on Chu Yunli's face did not change. This prince seemed a little rude.
She turned to look at the chrysanthemums beside her. He had ignored her before he ascended the throne, and even when Jiang Suyuan died to save him, he refused to say a word...
After two quarters of an hour, the palace maid took her back and entered the main hall. The queen no longer cried. She sat at the top and said majestically, "Mrs. Wu'an, I heard that you have not allowed Yu Hao and his brothers and sisters to give to their mother recently."
Please say hello?"
Du Shi still complained?
childish!
Sitting next to her was Mrs. Du, and even the prince was sitting, so she was the only one standing apart from the palace maids. Moreover, the queen at the head looked like she was asking questions. If she had been a timid person, she would have knelt down earlier.
Chu Yunli was not afraid at all and answered calmly, "Earlier when the prince was alive, he arranged for a civil and military master for the children. When he left, I suddenly realized that even in the palace, there were people bullying us, mother and son. It is better to rely on ourselves than to rely on anyone."
, so I found Mr. Wenwu again, but this way I didn’t have time to go to the main courtyard to pay my respects. However, my wife believed that in the face of the child’s future, everything else could be put aside, just in case someone would bully my wife in the future.
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She wiped her face with her sleeve and complained, as if she didn't know how to do it.
As long as the queen dares to ask, she will dare to reveal all the days that happened in these days. It would be shameful for the Hou Mansion to do so!
Anyway, she is not the one who is embarrassed.
It's a pity that the queen above didn't ask, so Chu Yunli was still a little disappointed.
But when she heard some movement behind her, she turned around. When she turned around, she saw from the corner of her eye that the queen, Du family and the prince had all stood up and knelt down. When she turned around, she saw a pair of bright yellow clothes entering the door. She knelt down obediently.
"Your Majesty, may you be blessed with peace and prosperity."
"No need to be polite." The mellow middle-aged man's voice sounded full of energy and he was in good health. If nothing unexpected happened, the prince would have to wait if he wanted to ascend the throne. The hem of bright yellow clothes passed by Chu Yunli,
After everyone was seated, everyone stood up.
"Just now, Mrs. Wu Anhou said that there are people in the Hou family who bullied you. Tell me, Wu Anhou died trying to save the prince. I feel very sad every time I think of it..."
The queen answered with a smile, "As a minister, it is Sui Yuan's blessing to be able to save the savior from death. The prince just said..."
The meaning of changing the topic is obvious.
"I didn't expect that Mrs. Wu Anhou would be bullied in the palace," the emperor frowned, "Who is so bold?"
Du Shi hurriedly knelt down and said, "If I go back to the emperor, no one is saying it. She is overly sad and a little crazy. She is talking nonsense. The queen cares about her identity and does not care about her."
She pushed Chu Yunli, her eyes full of threats, "You can't talk nonsense in the palace, please apologize to the emperor."
She didn't threaten, but Chu Yunli might have given it some thought. Thinking of the snacks and tea in the carriage, she kowtowed again. Starting from the observance of filial piety, she told the story exactly what happened during this period. During this period, the Queen, the Du family, and the Crown Prince all
I tried to interrupt several times, but the emperor stopped me all the time.
"I beg the emperor to make the decision for my wife."
It was quiet in the hall, and the Queen's sharp eyes swept over her several times. I believe that if the Emperor hadn't been there, she would have been angry. Du's eyes were similar, gouging her hard. If his eyes could kill, she might be dead.
The emperor was indeed furious, "I didn't expect that Jiang Sujin was such a bastard. He was unfaithful to his brother and insulted his concubine to the point of becoming pregnant. Here's the order..."
"Your Majesty." The Queen walked to him and knelt down in front of him, interrupting in time, "Based on Qin's words alone, we cannot make a conclusion. Although my concubine's brother is a bit of a bastard, he is not going to rape his brother-in-law. He must be that
Seeing that Sui Yuan is not deliberately seducing, the woman begs the emperor to investigate clearly."
The emperor looked at her with serious eyes, "Do you think I only listened to one side of the story?"
Hearing this, the kneeling queen's back bent a little, while Du Shi collapsed on the ground.
The emperor indeed knew what happened in the Hou Mansion.
The majestic voice was loud and clear, and could not be refuted, "I am ordering that Jiang Sujin, a fellow governor of Huzhou, disrespects his elder brother, does not know filial piety, and insults his widowed sister-in-law and young nephew. He will be removed from his official position and will never be hired."
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