After the palace man went out first, the people in the side hall didn't care to continue watching the excitement. They all quickly packed up their appearance, and then walked out the door one after another.
Princess Huan was angry just now. After the palace man left, she snorted and led away, followed by Prince Ji's concubine and several other ladies.
Fu Jinrou also stood up after Qian Qiyue and the others, but before she could walk out, Mrs. Fu reached out and grabbed her.
Mrs. Fu said to Fu Jinrou with a "worried" face: "Jinrou, please wait, you can't go in like this."
"The Queen Mother is seriously ill, which is taboo in the palace. When you entered the palace, your eyes turned red before you even saw the Queen Mother. Those who didn't know it thought you were looking forward to seeing the Queen Mother. It would be bad luck if you were looked at by nobles in the palace. "
You little bitch, you still want to pretend to be pitiful in front of the Queen Mother with red eyes?
Dreaming!
Mrs. Fu pulled Fu Jinrou to a corner, where there was a jar of water. It was originally used to soothe the dry heat generated by the burning charcoal stove in the house. At this time, Mrs. Fu directly held a handkerchief and poured it on her. After stirring it up for a while, he wring it out and was caught off guard and slapped on Fu Jinrou's face.
Fu Jinrou shouted "quietly" and wanted to struggle, but Mrs. Fu pulled her hard.
"Don't move. Apply cold water to your eyes to avoid being seen."
As soon as Qian Qiyue pulled Tang Ning out of the door, she turned around and saw Mrs. Fu in the room behind her, dragging Fu Jinrou with one hand and wiping Fu Jinrou's face like dough with a handkerchief in the other.
When Fu Jinrou finally broke free, the veil fell off.
The fair-skinned Fu Jinrou, who was originally good-looking and fair-skinned, has become three points darker. Even her beautiful eyebrows have become much thinner, and there are some suspicious black smudges in the corners of her eyes.
That face...
Colorful.
Qian Qiyue's pretty face trembled and her body trembled. Tang Ning also twitched the corner of her mouth, quickly lowered the curtain with quick eyes and hands, and dragged Qian Qiyue for a few steps before Qian Qiyue let out a low laugh.
"What's going on with Mrs. Fu? When she spoke just now, I thought I felt wrong. I always felt that she didn't seem to be that protective of Fu Jinrou, but I didn't expect that she was really torturing her on purpose..."
Fu Jinrou looks frail and beautiful on weekdays, and she often uses makeup to dress up just right and delicately.
Mrs. Fu gave her such a "makeup" on her eyes, and the makeup that was not outstanding suddenly became particularly funny. Just how will this face look when she sees the Queen Mother later...
Qian Qiyue couldn't help but laugh just thinking about it.
Tang Ning also saw it. Mrs. Fu looked concerned and worried, but she never said a word to help Fu Jinrou from the beginning to the end. She always protected the reputation of the Fu family, and she mentioned Fu Jinrou several times. It is said that she "comes from the Lingnan tribe" and "came to Beijing not long ago".
This was clearly a way to distance herself from the relationship. She did not refute Princess Huan's previous mocking remarks about Fu Jinrou. She was also telling everyone that although Fu Jinrou's surname was Fu, she was not from their family. She was just a mail from the Fu family's old residence. The girl who lives in the Fu family in Beijing is not close to the Fu family.
Tang Ning lowered her voice: "I guess Mrs. Fu said something."
Qian Qiyue blinked: "Could it be the matter between her and the Chai family..."
Tangning shook his head: "Probably not."
She had vaguely heard of Mrs. Fu's temperament. She was not shrewd, but ambitious. She wanted the Fu family to reach a higher level. She liked to associate with wealthy families, and she valued Fu Laiqing's son more than anything else. He was so heavy that he wanted to find a wife from a wealthy family for him.
When Mrs. Fu mentioned Mrs. Fu several times before, she was angry and helpless. In addition, the uncle of the Fu family also had the same vision, so she sent Fu Laiqing to Cao Cao when he was very young. Upbringing, let Fu come study and practice etiquette with the nephews and nephews of the Cao family, instead of staying in the Fu family.
If Mrs. Fu knew about Fu Jin's soft character, knew that she was plotting against Fu Laiqing about the Chai family, stepping on Fu Laiqing to climb high branches, and even wanted to deprive her maternal niece of the "opportunity" to enter the palace, then she would have turned against her. How can you use this kind of showmanship?
There is nothing wrong with Fu Jinrou apparently living in the Fu family. In addition, the Empress Dowager intends to let the daughter of the Xu family enter the palace to plot against the Fu and Cao families. It is impossible for Mrs. Fu to cause trouble at this time.
So she probably used some other method to "prompt" Mrs. Fu, which not only made her resentful, angry and defensive towards Fu Jinrou, but also prevented her from acting too impulsively.
"Then how did they..."
"Okay, people are coming out."
Rongyue stood aside and saw Fu Jinrou and Mrs. Fu coming out over there, and quickly interrupted the two of them: "Princess Huan and the others have already gone in. Let's go over quickly, so as not to delay our visit to the Queen Mother."
…
Tang Ning and the others entered the Queen Mother's bedroom and saw that Princess Cheng and the others were already standing guard in front of the hospital bed. It seemed that they had been using the medicine for too long. Even though the room was extremely clean, they could still smell a very strong bitter smell of the medicine. It seemed that they were trying to suppress the pain. This smell is also a bit stronger from the sandalwood burning in the incense burner on the table.
Tang Ning frowned in discomfort, and Qian Qiyue also endured it and didn't sneeze.
After Mrs. Fu and others from behind also came over, everyone saluted the person on the bed together.
"Meet the Queen Mother."
Everyone bowed and bowed before a weak voice came from the bed.
"Everyone, get up."
Everyone stood up, and when Tang Ning stepped aside slightly, he slightly raised his eyes to look at the person sitting on the bed.
The Queen Mother is over sixty years old. Although she is well-maintained, her appearance is still old. Perhaps because of illness, her face looks very pale, her lips are also white, her hair is disheveled, and she is being supported and sitting on the pillow. At this time, the whole person exuded an aura of decay and decay.
The hair with a hint of white mixed in it allows everyone to see that the Queen Mother's current situation is indeed not very good.
Tang Ning only glanced at it and quickly looked away. Others did not dare to look directly. Only Princess Huan and Prince Ji's concubine had different identities. Prince Ji's concubine was full of worry: "Is the Queen Mother feeling better?"
The Queen Mother coughed lightly: "What's good is that I just lie down and rest while taking the decoction and medicine every day."
Princess Huan directly knocked away King Ji's concubine and came forward: "Concubine An can't speak, so don't speak. It's natural for the Queen Mother to have great blessings." She scolded and then said to the Queen Mother: "The Queen Mother Don’t say that, your old man has a strong body, but it’s just a temporary discomfort, and you’ll be fine once the doctor gives you some medicine to restore your health.”
"I heard that a new troupe was found in the palace. The singers are good. I was thinking that after you get better, I beg you to let me follow you to see the excitement. Don't be stingy. Don't be reluctant. Let us look at you strangely, and just lie there and don’t see us.”
