"Lu Xiaotang, don't worry, just tell me what medicine Longqing Palace wants to use."
Concubine Shu said while giving Lu Qingtang a chopstick dish.
Lu Qingtang looked at the rice in the bowl and sighed, and the second part of Concubine Shu's sentence sounded in his ears again, "Although the Queen Mother doesn't like me, I think she is sick now, so I won't care about her. I am a generous person!"
She said, reaching out and pinching Lu Qingtang's face, "Don't worry, I will pay attention. Look, you have lost weight after giving birth. Eat more to make up for it. Some things are not yours to worry about. It can be solved, you still have three children to take care of."
Lu Qingtang nodded, lowered his head and took a mouthful of rice in the bowl, then looked at her again, "What's the issue between you and the Queen Mother?"
After hearing her question, Concubine Shu immediately put down her chopsticks. She looked at Lu Qingtang with a flat mouth and an unhappy look on her face, "Actually, it's really not my fault. I'm also innocent."
This matter started when Concubine Shu entered the palace.
With her good looks and lively personality, she was deeply loved by His Majesty. She suddenly became a talented person and was envied by all the beautiful ladies who entered the palace at the same time.
The Queen Mother is very kind and treats her well. Concubine Shu is a smart person, so she naturally knows a thing or two, and goes to Longqing Palace every three days.
But one day, she was tricked into wearing a red dress and went to Longqing Palace, only to find out that day was the death anniversary of the Queen Mother's son. With an idea, she put on a palace maid's coat over her red dress. He could have escaped smoothly, but he was exposed by Concubine Ning in public.
She would never forget the Queen Mother's sad eyes and disappointed expression on her that day. From then on, she never had the face to see the Queen Mother again.
"Lu Xiaotang, I know what I did was wrong, but I was really framed by Concubine Ning and that little bitch." Concubine Shu emphasized to Lu Qingtang again, "You know, there are eighteen hundred people in the palace. I am so smart that I will fall into the abyss if I am not careful. I was also fooled accidentally, but I really did not have the slightest disrespect for the Queen Mother. If I had known that day was the death anniversary of the late prince, I would have killed him. I won’t dress so fancy, I’m not a fool.”
After she finished speaking, she sighed, "Actually, the Queen Mother is very kind to me. I secretly visited her and she is indeed much thinner than before."
Lu Qingtang looked at her grimace, stood up, patted her shoulder, and comforted her softly: "The Queen Mother is so wise. Even if she didn't know it at the time, she would definitely understand it later. You let the villain plot your plans at some time. Concubine Ning is so arrogant, How did she know that you were wearing a red dress? Is there a villain at work? I can see it all. The Queen Mother must be very clear-sighted. It’s just that she is the Queen Mother. She has no support and naturally has no right to speak. She is just alive."
Concubine Shu nodded and looked up at Lu Qingtang, "Lu Xiaotang, if there is an afterlife, I will definitely not enter the palace. It would be nice to be an ordinary woman in my next life."
After saying that, she smiled bitterly and said, "Let's eat and don't mention these sad things."
Lu Qingtang's throat was choked up. She clearly saw tears in Concubine Shu's eyes, but she still pretended to smile.
She knew the pain in her heart, but she could do nothing about it.
…
It was already evening when I returned to the palace from the palace.
Lu Qingtang had just left the palace when he saw Mo Zeshen waiting for him.
Seeing his impatient look, Lu Qingtang told him about the Queen Mother's condition.
Mo Zeshen's face was obviously worried. Lu Qingtang could only take on the important task of comforting him at this time, and could not do anything else. The two made an appointment to visit the Queen Mother in a few days, hoping that her condition would improve.
After entering the palace again, Mammy told Lu Qingtang that the medicine was very effective. After taking it, the Queen Mother's condition improved significantly and she would not lose her memory at any time.
Lu Qingtang only smiled bitterly in his heart. Those medicines were just for maintenance. It was impossible to get better.
In order to accompany the Queen Mother from time to time, Mo Zeshen delegated most of the yamen duties to the regent. At this time, Lu Qingtang had taken out the steel plate on the Regent's leg, and the wound had been healed.
It felt good to stand firmly on the land again, and he felt high-spirited. He took over the duties of the Yamen, leaving Mo Ze to accompany the Queen Mother with peace of mind.
Lu Qingtang also lived in the palace for a period of time, not only to accompany the Queen Mother, but also to observe her condition.
The Queen Mother has been very naughty since her condition worsened, like a child, and she will learn from Mo Mo and Mo Bao.
For example, Mo Bao doesn't like to eat fruits, so Lu Qingtang squeezes the fruit into juice and feeds it to him. Mo Bao also likes to follow suit, putting oranges in his hands and clenching them into puree. The Queen Mother just liked to follow these instructions, and would even put fruits under her feet to crush them, and she was so happy.
As he gets older, he becomes a naughty child.
Lu Qingtang was very tolerant of these things, but the only thing he couldn't accept was that the Queen Mother loved to play hide and seek.
For an elderly person suffering from Alzheimer's disease, if she hides somewhere and suddenly suffers an attack of the disease, she can't remember where she is, who she is, and what she does. It would be a disaster for her.
For this reason, she formulated a rule in Longqing Palace. She asked the maids and nuns to pay attention to the position of the Queen Mother when they accompanied the Queen Mother.
Later, the Queen Mother got tired of playing hide-and-seek and always wanted to run outside. She ran out of the palace several times and was discovered by the palace maids and eunuchs. After trying to persuade her to go back, she not only refused to go back, but also secretly told others that she was looking for freedom.
What is freedom?
Lu Qingtang still doesn't quite understand, but she also longs for freedom.
On this day, after lunch, Lu Qingtang went to take a nap with Mo Mo and Mo Bao. Mo Yue was accompanied by her nanny, and she slept until dusk. When she got up, Mo Bao was gone.
At the same time, the Queen Mother also disappeared. Lu Qingtang immediately felt that the sky was about to collapse. She suppressed the fear in her heart and led the palace staff to turn Longqing Palace upside down, but they were still nowhere to be seen.
Probably the Queen Mother was looking for "Freedom" again. Lu Qingtang quickly told the people in the palace and told them to help find him.
When Concubine Shu from Biyue Palace and Xian Concubine from Chenghua Palace heard about this, they also sent people out to search for them. The Queen was also very anxious. Almost everyone in the palace joined in searching for the whereabouts of the Queen Mother and Mo Bao.
After hearing the news, Mo Zeshen rushed back from the Yamen. He hugged the trembling Lu Qingtang and comforted her softly without any intention of blaming her.
Lu Qingtang was originally very strong, and her eyes were not even red, but when she saw Mo Zeshen, she immediately burst into tears. She lay in his arms like a child, crying out of breath.
It was hard for her to imagine where an old man and a young child had gone back. Neither of them had the ability to distinguish danger.
