There are still many excerpts waiting for review in Qinzheng Hall, and Emperor Mu also summoned ministers to discuss matters.
Yang Dexi waited closely until the emperor finished his lunch and took a nap in the Nuan Pavilion. Only then did Yang Dexi have time to go to Shuhuang Palace.
The number of maids in Zhaochen Palace has been reduced by four due to Yang Dexi's successive transfers. Today, the emperor issued a decree and all the maids were transferred directly.
When these people were brought to Shuhuang Palace, and Yang Dexi entered the palace in person to report to the Queen, the Queen was surprised: "All the maids in Zhaochen Palace?"
"Yes." Yang Dexi lowered his head, "The emperor said that the imperial concubine is suffering from hysteria and the crowd is making noise. Only Aunt Ji is left to serve the imperial concubine personally. The others need to be relocated."
The queen was silent for a moment. Of course, hysteria was just a superficial statement. Concubine Gu was in good health, so how could she suddenly suffer from hysteria?
She just didn't expect that the emperor would suddenly have a seizure.
"Your Majesty went to Zhaochen Palace today?"
"yes."
The queen was thoughtful: "The noble concubine rushed to the emperor?"
Yang Dexi took a step closer, lowered his voice, and said a few words casually: "The head of the Gu family is gone. The emperor told the concubine the news. He originally wanted to comfort her, but the concubine suddenly lost control of her emotions and said that the emperor was partial to His Highness. The emperor In a fit of anger, he..."
"I understand. Thank you very much, Eunuch Yang."
"I don't dare." Yang Dexi bowed, "Then I will leave first, and the Queen will rest."
"Eunuch Yang, walk slowly."
After watching Yang Dexi leave with the two young eunuchs, the queen raised her hand and called Aunt Cai: "Ah Cai, take them to the Huanyi Bureau to help for a few days. After a while, the imperial concubine will be better, and then bring them back."
It was said that they were temporarily going to the Huanyi Bureau to help, but in fact they were assigned to the Huanyi Bureau. The word "temporarily" just gave them a little hope.
After all, it would be extremely difficult for Concubine Gu to regain her favor.
"Yes." A Cai looked at the dozen maids standing outside the palace, "You guys come with me."
The palace maids looked pale and depressed, but they did not dare to resist and followed Aunt Cai out of Shuhuang Palace.
Even Concubine Gu couldn't protect herself. These former slaves were lucky to be alive. Do they still expect to be as prosperous as before?
The queen turned around and entered the palace, walked to the phoenix couch and sat down, looking at Chu Yunfei standing aside: "What do you think?"
"It's hard to say." Chu Yunfei slowly shook his head, "The head of the Gu family died suddenly, but it probably had nothing to do with Rong Cang."
The queen hummed: "It takes at least five days for Jizhou to leave the capital. In other words, the head of the Gu family should have died five or six days ago. At that time, the war king had not left the capital, and Qi Jin and Xie Lin had just left. We set off from the capital, so it has nothing to do with them."
Chu Yunfei nodded: "Yes."
"Forget it, since it is the emperor's decision, we will just wait and see what happens." The queen did not want to meddle in other people's business, not to mention that a concubine who had fallen out of favor was not worth taking to heart. "The situation in the palace is changing rapidly, especially when it comes to the critical moment of establishing a prince. At this moment, the ministers in the court said they did not dare to speculate on the holy will, but secretly they were eager to cut open and analyze every word and deed of the emperor. They wanted to gain wealth and wealth at the risk, but they were also worried that the family would not be protected if they were on the wrong team. , who still has the mind to focus on business?"
Chu Yunfei remained silent.
Even if the emperor's intention was clear about the matter of establishing a crown prince, she, as Rong Cang's princess, could not comment too much, and she could remain silent if she could.
The queen turned her eyes slightly and looked at the female official standing quietly in the corner: "Liu Qingxi."
Liu Qingxi's expression changed, and she quickly stepped forward and knelt down: "My slave is here."
On the night when Chu Yunfei moved into Shuhuang Palace, the queen transferred Liu Qingxi here in the name of diagnosing Chu Yunfei's pulse. Therefore, Liu Qingxi was not among the dozen maids transferred to the Huanyi Bureau this time.
This was also the favor Chu Yunfei did when they were willing to cooperate with Chu Yunfei to lie to Concubine Gu, even though their cooperation was forced by Chu Yunfei's threats.
Chu Yunfei also returned their favor and did not let them pay the price for their incompetence in doing things.
It is impossible to just keep it around and continue to use it.
"Your father still has his first wife waiting for him at home. I will give you three days to clean things up, find a reason to resign as the imperial physician, retire and return to your hometown." The queen said in a majestic tone, "Studying medicine is to treat diseases and save people. , It’s not to help the tyrants, this time Princess Zhan is pregnant and she doesn’t want to commit murder, otherwise the emperor and I will never spare you.”
Liu Qingxi knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Chu Yunfei: "Thank you, Princess, for your kindness and mercy. I am very grateful. I only hope that Princess, mother and child are safe, and that the prince will be in good health, and live a long life together without disaster or pain for the rest of his life."
The queen said calmly: "Be more kind in the future and don't think of harming others, otherwise the gods will not be able to save you."
Liu Qingxi responded respectfully: "Yes, I will definitely remember the Queen's teachings and will not dare to take the wrong path again."
"Go down."
"My slave, please leave." Liu Qingxi bowed solemnly, said goodbye to the Queen and Chu Yunfei, and then exited the palace step by step.
"I have been doing nothing for twenty years, but now I am taking over the Sixth Palace. I can't stop being ruthless." The queen looked out the palace door with a bit of self-mockery, "If it were a noble concubine or a virtuous concubine, how could Liu Taiyi and his daughter be the ones to be dealt with? There is absolutely no way to survive.”
"The Queen Mother is kind." Chu Yunfei said with emotion, "What is most lacking in the palace is a kind master."
The queen nodded slowly: "What you said is true, but you can't be kind-hearted without any edge. If someone has ill intentions towards you, they will never let you go just because you are kind-hearted."
"Yun Fei understands." Chu Yun Fei nodded in agreement, "Queen mother, please rest assured that Yun Fei will learn to distinguish between right and wrong, friends and foes, will not actively harm others, and will never allow others the opportunity to harm me."
"The Queen." A palace maid came over and bowed respectfully, "The flower petals have been scattered in the bath. Your Majesty can go take a bath."
The queen smiled and said: "Yun Fei, I'm going to take a bath first, and you can read a book by yourself."
Chu Yunfei stood up and said, "Daughter-in-law, please serve your mother."
"You?" The queen was stunned, then laughed, "You are pregnant, how can you be allowed to serve me? Go and have a rest."
"My daughter-in-law feels sorry for her when she lives here and bothers her mother. How can she act like a restless animal every day? She should do something."
The queen still disagreed: "But -"
"Mother." Chu Yunfei pursed her lips, her eyes showing deep hope, "My daughter-in-law is in good health, and I hope that my mother will be fine."
