The Queen Mother has been staying in the Shoukang Palace to recuperate since she fell ill. She has not shown up at the previous palace banquets, and even many married women from outside are rarely summoned to the palace.
In addition to the few people from the Xuan family, the old lady from the Fu family came twice.
Princess Huan meant to make her laugh, and the Queen Mother was indeed amused by her words and chuckled.
"You are a talker who talks nonsense, so what kind of theater troupe is there outside the palace, and you still covet the Ai family?"
"How can it be the same?"
Princess Huan pretended to be dissatisfied: "Aren't you really reluctant to let go and won't let us see you later?"
"You, you!"
The Queen Mother stretched out her hand and nodded to Princess Huan, the smile on her face getting brighter.
Perhaps because of Princess Huan's amusement, when the Queen Mother felt comfortable, even her originally pale face gained a little more color.
"The Ai family has been suffering from this disease for a long time, but it happens to all old people. I shouldn't have let you enter the palace, but I didn't expect that the emperor listened to the words of the astrology and made you tired to make this trip. If someone finds out, I'm afraid it will be said that the Ai family has worked hard to mobilize the public."
Everyone kept saying they didn't dare.
Mrs. Cao and the others even opened their mouths.
"Don't say that, Queen Mother. Your Majesty is filial to you. Even if the outside world knows about it, they will only praise you."
"Yes, you are ill. Your Majesty is worried. He is naturally thinking of trying any method to make you healthy."
"Although the Queen Mother is ill, Your Majesty cares about your illness and would rather take care of it with your own body. Even if there is no astrological advice, we are still willing to serve the Queen Mother."
"Exactly."
"It is the duty of court ladies to serve the Queen Mother."
Everyone praised the emperor for his filial piety and felt relieved for the Queen Mother's illness.
Even everyone present could see that the Queen Mother was indeed not in good health, and she even looked extremely weak when she spoke. However, no one would say it out loud at this time, only looking forward to the Queen Mother's speedy recovery. .
There was a smile on the Queen Mother's face, and she raised her eyes to scan the crowd, and for a moment it fell on Rong Yue: "Rong, second girl, come here."
Rongyue was in a daze for a moment before she realized that the Queen Mother was calling her. In fact, no one had called her this way for a long time: "The Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother looked at her: "Come closer."
Rongyue hurriedly took a few steps forward and walked to the hospital bed. Prince Ji's side concubine had already wisely stepped away, but Princess Huan, who had been amusing herself by the Queen Mother's side, took two steps back with a cold face and some reluctance.
The Queen Mother didn't seem to notice Princess Huan's expression, and just held Rongyue's hand.
"You kid, when you were still in Prince Cheng's Mansion, you often went to the palace to visit the Ai family and talk to the Ai family from time to time. But after you left the palace, you refused to enter the palace."
"Aijia has wanted to let you into the palace several times to ask how you are doing, but you always refused because you were not in good health. Later, Aijia became ill, which delayed the visit. You haven't come to see Aijia for so long. Are you? Didn't even the Ai family and the rest of the royal family complain about the divorce?"
Rongyue heard this and said quickly: "Rongyue doesn't dare."
"The Queen Mother is very protective of me, and I have always remembered the kindness of the Queen Mother. However, I am a person who is separated from people after all. There were so many scandals in Prince Cheng's palace, and it is inevitable that people will gossip about me. How dare you disturb the Queen Mother?"
"What nonsense."
The Empress Dowager scolded: "Prince Cheng is Prince Cheng, and you are you. He is treasonous and deceitful. You were also deceived by him. What's wrong?"
"The emperor personally approved the reconciliation between you two. No one even dares to speak to the clan. The Ai family wants to see who dares to say anything against you outside."
After she finished speaking, she seemed to be angry and couldn't help coughing.
The aunt who had been standing by her side hurriedly stepped forward to calm her down: "Your Majesty, the imperial doctor said you can't get angry."
Rong Yue was also shocked by the sudden anger of the Queen Mother. Seeing her stooped body due to coughing, she was also a little anxious to support her: "Queen Mother, don't be angry, don't get so angry, I'm not worth your attention. Please calm down quickly."
The Queen Mother was comforted by two people one after another, and someone else supported her. After a while, the coughing in her mouth stopped.
Rong Yue quickly took the warm water handed to her by Granny Ran and carefully served the Queen Mother to use it before helping her sit down again.
The Queen Mother leaned on the pillow and gasped softly: "But someone is making things difficult for you about Prince Cheng?"
Rongyue said quickly: "No, your majesty gave me a title and a special reward. No one dares to embarrass me. As for the gossip outside, I live my life behind closed doors. I am lucky to be able to escape safely and don't care." People who are irrelevant.”
The Queen Mother relaxed after hearing this: "That's right. You had a fiery temper when you were in the boudoir, so you wouldn't let yourself be wronged. But your sister's temperament is much quieter and more reserved than you."
She sighed softly:
"It's a pity that she also fell into the den of tigers and wolves and ended up like that. Fortunately, you successfully got rid of the traitor King Cheng, and the child left by Mrs. Rong was safe. I heard that she was still with the child left by the He family back then. The blood has determined the marriage, and now it is the Duke of Dingguo..."
The Queen Mother sighed casually, and Rong Yue, who was sitting by the bed, had an inexplicable feeling that "it's really here."
When the Queen Mother mentioned Tang Ning, she naturally had to answer the question. She could only follow the Queen Mother's words and said: "He is indeed Duke Ding. His Majesty personally canonized him. He said it was to make up for the death of the third master of the He family in the war for the country."
She did not say that He Wenzhuo died in vain, only that he died in battle, which gave Emperor An enough face.
After finishing speaking, Rong Yue turned to the crowd and said, "Tang Ning, come here to pay homage to the Queen Mother."
Tang Ning stepped forward and bowed Ying Ying: "Tang Ning has met the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother is extremely happy."
"Get up quickly!"
The Queen Mother's eyes lit up when she saw Tang Ning. After hurriedly asking her to stand up, she praised: "She is indeed a good and beautiful child. She looks a bit like her mother. They are all the same signs."
Tang Ning pursed her lips and showed a shy smile.
Rongyue said with a smile: "You are exaggerating. Tang Ning and my sister are not very different."
"My sister has a temperament that is unshakable and endures all things. Even my father said back then that she was like a little Maitreya Buddha. She could just smile and get over whatever happened."
"This girl is more like her father. She has the same short temper and can't tolerate trouble. She only got better after talking to Xiao Yan about the marriage. If she offends you later and lets you know that her temper is not as good as your praise, the Queen Mother will Don't blame her."
The queen mother smiled.
Prince Ji's concubine couldn't help but glance at Rongyue.
Rongyue's words seemed like he was humbled that Tang Ning could not deserve the Queen Mother's praise, but in fact, he seemed to be telling the Queen Mother.
Tang Ning was not one who could hold back her anger, and her temper was not as forbearing and well-tolerated as Mrs. Rong's back then. In addition, there was Xiao Yan behind her who had an even weirder temper.
If something happens to you, please be patient.
