Ginseng, bird's nest, donkey hide gelatin, Ganoderma lucidum, and all kinds of health-replenishing things were delivered to Chuxiu Palace like running water.
Ever since Sun Miaoqing had a miscarriage, the Queen Mother began to feel uncomfortable. Naturally, he didn't have time to visit Chuxiu Palace, so he only asked Zhuxi to send some things over to express his comfort.
Inside Shoukang Palace,
The Queen Mother recited the Lotus Sutra again, but the turmoil in her heart was far from being easily suppressed by a piece of scripture.
The emperor had not come to Shoukang Palace to pay her respects for half a month. News came from the imperial mausoleum that the fourteenth old man was scolded again for no reason.
He was said to have disobeyed the emperor's orders, formed cliques and rebelled against the emperor, was blatant and unscrupulous, and had no regrets while guarding the late emperor's mausoleum. He directly took away the title of county king from Lao Shi4 and demoted him to Gushan Beizi.
The Queen Mother felt sad in her heart. They were all her sons, but they were reduced to the point of killing each other. The emperor was so cruel, how could the Fourteenth have any good ending?
Hearing the sound of bamboo breathing coming in, the Queen Mother opened her eyes and looked at the door expectantly, but she only saw the slightly shaking door curtain, and nothing else.
The Queen Mother said disappointedly, "The Emperor still refuses to come over and pay his respects to the Yi family?"
Zhu Xi said in embarrassment, "The emperor's leg injury is not fully healed yet. After a few days, the emperor recovers and he will naturally come to greet you."
The Queen Mother shook her head, "You don't need to comfort Aijia, it has nothing to do with the leg injury in the first place."
"Even if the emperor is fine, he will not come. Otherwise, he will not come, and the title of county king will be removed from the old fourteenth."
"Concubine Cheng, hasn't he been visiting her every day these days? Maybe it won't be long before she is called Concubine Cheng..."
Zhuxi said, "This shouldn't be possible. Concubine Cheng has only been promoted to the throne for two days."
"Even if the emperor feels guilty, he still has to take care of the harem. If nothing else, Xin Changzai and Cao Guiren gave birth to a princess for the emperor. They are meritorious people, but they can't even get a concubine."
The Queen Mother said, "There is no difference between Chang Zai, noble person, concubine, and concubine. They are all concubines."
"Whether it is abolished or established is just a matter of words, it doesn't matter. Even if the emperor is unhappy with the title of concubine, it is not difficult to agree to it. The Ai family just doesn't understand how the emperor could like Concubine Cheng like this!"
Zhuxi also didn’t understand that the Emperor loved Queen Chunyuan so much that he still misses her so much.
Concubine Cheng and Empress Chunyuan have no resemblance at all. They are two completely opposite personalities. Their appearance is not as outstanding as that of Concubine Hua. Why did the emperor catch his eye?
Zhu Xi said hesitantly, "Perhaps Concubine Cheng has any strengths that we don't know about?"
"That's all, the emperor can pamper whoever he wants. The Ai family is old and can't be controlled anymore."
The Queen Mother said, "But the Emperor loves Concubine Cheng so much. If she gives a few words of advice in front of the Emperor, maybe the Emperor will listen."
Zhu Xi was shocked when he heard this. Why did the Queen Mother not only fail to remember the lesson, but also seemed to have lost her mind after such a thing happened?
Let’s not talk about whether the concubine can willingly advise the Queen Mother, but it is obvious that the emperor’s anger is directed at the Fourteenth Master. At this time, if you say anything for the Fourteenth Master, it will affect the emperor's nerves. The more he talks, the more difficult the life of the Fourteenth Master will become.
"Your Majesty, you must not do it. You know the Emperor's temper best. Now that the Emperor has scolded me, changed his title, and got angry, the matter is over."
"But if the matter of the Fourteenth Master is brought up again, the Emperor will get angry, just like this time. It's not easy for him to argue with you, so he will vent his unhappiness on the Fourteenth Master."
"Queen Mother, if you really care about the Fourteenth Master, don't mention anything and don't ask a word. Only then will the Fourteenth Master's situation be better."
The Queen Mother held the prayer beads, clasped her hands together, closed her eyes, and recited the Lotus Sutra again in her heart. After he calmed down a little, he said slowly,
"The Ai family knows..."
"Zhu Xi, accompany the Aijia to the small kitchen. The Aijia will make a bowl of sugar-steamed cakes. The emperor loved this when he was a child."
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Chuxiu Palace
Shen Meizhuang and An Lingrong came to visit together. They knew that she could not eat greasy food now. After asking the imperial doctor, he had someone make steamed red ginseng eggs.
This stuff nourishes yin and promotes body fluids, replenishes qi and blood, and is most suitable for Sun Miaoqing to eat at this time.
Shen Meizhuang sat on the bedside, feeding her custard one spoonful at a time. His snow-white hands were round and delicate, dangling in front of Sun Miaoqing's eyes.
After not having any meat or oil for half a month, she looked more and more like pig's trotters, and she couldn't help but swallow.
[White jade trotters, braised pig trotters with radish, Laoganma steamed pork knuckles, hot and sour trotters, black vinegar pig trotters with ginger, rock sugar trotters...]
[Sister Mei’s hand looks like she really wants to take a bite...! 】
Shen Meizhuang glared at Sun Miaoqing, stuffed the last bite of egg custard into her mouth, and then wiped her mouth in a much rougher manner, which made An Lingrong on the side confused.
Shen Meizhuang said, "The emperor has decreed that the fifth elder brother will be raised in your name and placed in the Furong Pavilion where you lived before for easy care."
"The main hall of Chuxiu Palace has been tidied up by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Let it be left empty for a few days to let the wind blow out, and then you can move in after the smell of paint has dissipated."
Sun Miaoqing said unhappily, "Didn't you say that the fifth elder brother is weak?"
"There is no Earth Dragon in Furong Pavilion. If he lives there, he might as well be in Prince Zhuang's mansion."
An Lingrong and Shen Meizhuang both laughed, and Shen Meizhuang joked, "She really is going to be a mother-in-law. I haven't even seen the fifth elder brother yet, and now I feel distressed."
An Lingrong said, "Sister Sun, don't worry. The emperor feels sorry for the fifth elder brother and asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to install earth dragons in the Furong Pavilion. He will not let the fifth elder brother freeze."
Sun Miaoqing said, "That's good. The smell of charcoal fire is unpleasant. We have to wait half a month before we can move in. It's already passed New Year's Eve."
Shen Meizhuang said, "New Year's Eve has passed and the snow is still falling."
"Besides, you are in confinement now and you cannot go out under any circumstances."
Before talking about it, An Lingrong thought that the reason why Sun Miaoqing had a miscarriage was because he was harmed. He wanted to find out the mastermind behind the scenes and avenge Sun Miaoqing.
But she thought about it carefully over and over again, and it was almost impossible to do this. At that time, there were only two people in the room, the emperor and Sun Miaoqing.
And Sun Miaoqing's attitude was so sad and perfunctory. She is the best at observing words and expressions. She can't tell anything at all, it's all just pretending.
She doesn’t look like a grieving mother who just lost her child!
And Shen Meizhuang's attitude is like coaxing a child who is having a tantrum. There is no scruple in talking about issues related to children.
If she could no longer understand, she would have read so many books in vain.
If Sun Miaoqing really had a miscarriage, she would write the words An Lingrong upside down!
I just don’t know how she managed to hide it. Neither the emperor nor the queen mother were stupid. She just put the blame on the two of them, and she was not afraid of getting burned if she was not careful.
And in the past two months, it's not like there were no other doctors who checked her pulse, and they all said it was positive. They couldn't all be bribed, right?
