Seeing the Queen's behavior, Yan Yan quickly asked Ping Cui to clear out the people in the palace. She supported the Queen's body and asked, "Your Majesty, what did the Duke say in the letter?"
The Queen shook her head, threw the letter into the incense burner, and watched it turn into ashes. Holding Grandma Yan's hand tightly, she whispered: "Mammy, then, that child is not dead!"
"What kid..."
At first, Grandma Yan didn't realize it, and when she realized it, her face became ugly.
"No, it's impossible! I, slave and empress, have seen it with your own eyes..."
Looking at the queen's expression, Grandma Yan couldn't say anything for sure.
A gloom rose between the Queen's brows and eyes: "Because someone played a trick with us, like a civet cat in exchange for a prince."
"What?!"
Grandma Yan was surprised and suddenly thought of something, and asked: "That child now..."
The queen shook her head dejectedly: "Father said that he hasn't found anything yet, and he just learned the news."
Aunt Yan still didn't believe it: "Is the news that Mr. Guo got credible?"
The queen nodded: "It should be credible. Father's letter said that someone specifically revealed it to him, but the other party hid it too deeply, and he has not yet found out who passed the news."
Grandma Yan thought for a while, pointed to the top of her head and said, "Could it be..."
The queen shook her head: "No, according to what father said, the other party has obviously known about this for a long time. If the emperor had known about it earlier, based on his deep love for that woman, he would not have let the child wander outside for more than 20 years."
Grandma Yan really has no idea now.
The queen suddenly asked: "Did you just say that the commander of the Jinyi Guards brought his wife into the palace?"
Aunt Yan nodded: "Yes, she should be in Cining Palace now. Madam, what do you mean..."
The queen nodded: "Nothing in the world can escape the eyes of Jin Yiwei. Let's go and join in the fun. I heard that the Lord of Shanning County and the wife of the Prince of Jingguo are cousins, and the relationship between them is not very good. Well, if I can pull her over, even if it’s useless, I can still cause trouble for that bitch Liu Manqing.”
Aunt Yan followed: "Your Majesty, you are wise! The Lord of Shanning County and our future Crown Princess are close friends. With this relationship, she will definitely know what to do."
The queen nodded: "I just don't know if this county master is favored by Mr. Fu. Let's go and take a look."
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As the Qingning siblings grow up, they can make people happy and speak simple words. No, the Queen Mother hugged Jing Xing and held Qing Ning's little hand with one hand, coaxing: "Do you know who the Ai family is?"
Little Qing Ning is smart. She saw her father and mother when they came in to greet her and her brother just now. At this moment, I saw the Queen Mother again with kind features and big eyes looking at my father and mother. She opened her little mouth and said in a milky voice: "Madam!"
The word "Queen Mother" is still a little difficult for her, but saying "Mrs." is much easier.
The Queen Mother was stunned. She was just teasing the little girl. Although she really wanted the two children to call her great-grandmother, she also knew that now was not the time, so she could only endure it.
When she heard Qing Ning call her "Mrs." in a crisp voice, she felt so happy that she held Little Qing Ning in her arms and coaxed her to call her a few more times.
The little girl is also obedient and barks when asked. As soon as Jing Xing heard his sister's call, he also called her twice, until he heard the Queen Mother burst into tears.
Luo Ran looked at the Queen Mother's appearance and felt even more doubtful.
Fu Jin'an noticed Luo Ran's expression, and when others were not paying attention, he secretly held her hand under the cover of his wide sleeves, squeezed it gently, and whispered: "The Queen Mother just wants to hold her great-grandson too much. When the prince is born, Just kiss her and it’ll be fine.”
Luo Ran looked at him suspiciously, as if to say: Just because you want to hold a great-grandson, you can be so excited that you cry when you see other people's children? But why has she never heard that the Queen Mother likes other people's children?
"Cough! Cough!"
The Queen Mother was focused on her two children and didn't notice it. However, the Emperor saw it. He put his fist to his mouth and coughed twice, saying: "Shan Ning, listen to Fu Aiqing, it's you who are responsible for the heavy rain in spring." Remind him?"
Luo Ran hurriedly shook off Fu Jinan's hand, stood up and saluted, and said: "When I return to the emperor, my wife just heard what the monk in the temple said accidentally and only mentioned it to her husband. It was the emperor who was wise and opened a warehouse to provide food. , This saves the people in the capital from suffering."
The emperor nodded appreciatively: "Well, neither arrogant nor impatient, very good."
He added: "Just listen to the rumors from the outside world, don't take them seriously, just do your duty."
Luo Ran thought for a moment and realized that the emperor was talking about her bad "fate". This matter had never come out before, but it was only vaguely heard in the past few days. When she came out in the morning, Qingchuan mentioned it to her when no one was around. She didn't expect the emperor to know about it so quickly.
Sure enough, in the eyes of the emperor, there are no secrets in this world.
"Yes, I will obey the emperor's teachings."
Luo Ran said politely.
"The Queen has arrived! The Imperial Concubine has arrived!"
Suddenly the eunuch's announcement sounded at the door.
The Queen Mother, who had just looked happy and kind, suddenly turned cold. She took the two children off her body and said to Aunt Hua beside her: "The two children may be hungry. You can take them down to eat something." The small kitchen Let people steam the goat's milk soup and see if they like it."
The last words were spoken while looking at Luo Ran, obviously asking.
Luo Ran stood up quickly and replied: "Thank you, Queen Mother. Ning'er and Jing Xing are older now and are not so particular about their food."
The Queen Mother nodded: "Well, it's a good thing that children are not squeamish, but they should also be more careful. It just so happens that the Ai family has fruits that have just been sent as tribute from the south in autumn. They are not the same as those here. You can bring some back later and give them to us. The kids get a taste of something new.”
"Yes, thank you, Queen Mother."
Luo Ran responded generously.
The Queen Mother was satisfied again.
As soon as Nanny Hua went down with the child, the Queen and Concubine Liu came in one after the other.
Except for the Queen Mother and the Emperor, everyone in the room stood up and saluted.
It's just that Fu Jinan's waist was only slightly bent, his head was only lowered by an inch, and his eyes were slightly lowered.
"I (the minister's wife) pays homage to the Queen, I wish you a thousand years. Your Majesty is safe."
The two said in unison.
Perhaps the Queen and Concubine Liu were already accustomed to the commander's arrogance, so they both nodded and shouted.
The Queen held Luo Ran's hand affectionately and looked at her carefully, then looked at the Emperor and the Queen Mother with a smile: "No wonder the Queen Mother always talks about it, she is really a lovely person."
Compared with before, the Queen's attitude towards her was completely different.
Luo Ran knew that the queen's previous indifference to her was probably because her "fate" was not destined to be the crown princess, so there was naturally no reason to get close to her.
As for now, it's probably because of the people around me.
Thinking like this, Luo Ran looked at Fu Jin'an unconsciously.
