Jiang Fang hired a new carriage, and after changing clothes with Duan Jiu, he prepared to return to the palace. However, when he was approaching the palace gate, Jiang Fang always felt something was wrong.
Duan Jiu said: "Something must have happened in the palace. There are twice as many guards at the entrance of the palace. They are not so strict on weekdays."
Jiang Fang clenched the token given to her by Empress Dowager Jiang and said, "The guards are tight. Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing?"
Duan Jiu shook his head: "I dare not draw conclusions easily. I can only say that bad things have happened. As for what happens now, I still need to go back and see."
Jiang Fang's carriage was stopped at the palace gate. Jiang Fang opened the curtain of the carriage and said sternly: "How dare you stop my princess's carriage?"
After the guard saw Jiang Fang, instead of being panicked, he turned around and said something to the guard behind him before letting Jiang Fang go.
Jiang Fang felt that something was wrong more and more. After returning to Jinxiu Palace, Banxia greeted him: "Princess, you are back."
Jiang Fang had no intention of wasting time here, and just asked: "Has anyone been to Jinxiu Palace during my absence?"
Li Chun thought for a while and said: "A few adults have come here, but they came to seek medical treatment. They said that they were not feeling well. They heard that the princess was very skilled in medicine, so they came to ask the princess to take a look at them."
Jiang Fang's heart sank. He was afraid that it was Xiao Boyuan who came to test him. He ignored people who came to seek medical treatment, which only meant that he was not in the palace.
So Xiao Boyuan should know that he is no longer in the palace. Plus those few guards just now, are they Xiao Boyuan's people?
Jiang Fang felt that something was wrong and hurried to Yonghe Palace. However, when he reached the door, he was stopped by a group of palace maids. Jiang Fang said: "Go tell the Queen Mother that I want to see you."
One of the palace maids said: "Third princess, the Queen Mother has ordered that no one will be seen. Please don't be a slave. Third princess, please come back."
Jiang Fang directly took out the token given to him by Jiang Taigong, and then said: "When the Queen Mother gave this token to me, she said that seeing the token is like seeing the Queen Mother, why don't you get out of here?"
The group of palace maids knelt on the ground sparsely. Jiang Fang didn't pay attention and ran directly to the main hall. Just when she was about to enter the palace, she was stopped by Aunt Gui.
"Princess, the Queen Mother has just rested. The Queen Mother has been in poor health these days and finally rested. If you go in now, I'm afraid..."
Jiang Fang said: "You are the most trusted nanny of the Queen Mother. Now that something happened, you are hiding it from me like this. Are you worthy of the Queen Mother's love for you?"
Jiang Fang's eyes were sharp, and Aunt Gui knelt in front of Jiang Fang, and then said: "Princess, the Queen Mother is not feeling well. She has ordered the slaves not to allow anyone to come in and disturb her, and the slaves are also ordered to do things."
Jiang Fang felt more and more that Queen Mother Jiang was no longer in the palace, otherwise they wouldn't be looking at him so hard.
He went south to resolve the issue of military power. Military power has been a matter of great concern to kings since ancient times. It is impossible for Queen Mother Jiang not to care.
Queen Mother Jiang would definitely see her as soon as she came back, but now that she came to see Queen Mother Jiang but was blocked at all levels, something must have happened to Queen Mother Jiang.
Jiang Fang didn't care so much and rushed in. At this time, a familiar voice came from the bed in the palace: "A Fang, how can you be so rude?"
The layers of curtains on the bed in the palace obscured the figure of the man. Jiang Fang couldn't even see the blurry outline, and could only hear the distant voice.
This voice belongs to Queen Mother Jiang, but why has she never dared to see her?
"My mother, I forgive you for being so disrespectful. I'm just worried about my mother. I heard that my mother is not feeling well. I know a little bit about medicine. Can I see it for my mother?"
But the person inside said: "I just felt a little cold occasionally. The imperial doctor has already taken a look at it, so you don't need to worry. You came here in such a hurry. You must have something to tell the Ai family?"
Jiang Fang hesitated to speak. If the person above was not Queen Mother Jiang and what he said was known to outsiders, then the matter would become even more complicated.
Seeing that Jiang Fang remained silent, Empress Dowager Jiang stood up and walked slowly towards Jiang Fang with the support of Aunt Gui, and that long face was none other than Empress Dowager Jiang.
But instead of feeling relieved, Jiang Fang felt more and more strange that this Empress Dowager Jiang gave him a strange and unfamiliar feeling.
Although there is not much family relationship between me and the real Queen Mother Jiang, after all, I am the biological daughter of Queen Mother Jiang who has been abandoned for more than ten years.
Therefore, even if Empress Dowager Jiang is more interested in taking advantage of Jiang Fang, she will still feel indebted, and her attitude toward Jiang Fang will be more or less caring like a mother should.
But the eyes of the person in front of him were more wary. Although she tried very hard to look loving, Jiang Fang could see that the muscles in her body were tense.
Even though the real Queen Mother Jiang was not as unfriendly to Jiang Fang as a normal mother, she was still very relaxed in front of Jiang Fang and would never be so nervous.
The muscles on the face of the person in front of him were all tense. Jiang Fang could see her looming straight tendons. She was scared and nervous.
Jiang Fang hurriedly said: "My mother is already so weak. She should go back and rest as soon as possible. How can I get up? It's all because of the recklessness of my son and ministers that I disturbed my mother."
After saying this, Jiang Fang stepped forward to help the false queen mother. The moment she met Jiang Fang, her body trembled imperceptibly.
Jiang Fang lowered his head and looked at her toes. The heels were pointing towards him, but the toes were pointing towards Aunt Gui. She wanted to run away, but she didn't want to come into contact with Jiang Fang.
Jiang Fang naturally knew that the longer he stayed, the more likely he would be exposed, so he said: "My son, when I came here this time, I actually discovered something new outside.
A few days ago, I felt that the palace was too stuffy, so I ran out secretly. I was afraid that the queen would be worried, so I didn't tell her about it. The queen wouldn't blame me, right?"
There was a trace of surprise in the eyes of the fake queen mother, but then she said: "As long as you don't cause trouble outside, it's fine. When you come back, it's time to calm down."
Jiang Fang nodded, and then said: "I feel guilty and uneasy as soon as I come back. I have kept this secret from my mother for so long. I am here today to apologize.
They didn't let him in. He thought the queen mother was angry and blamed him, so she didn't want to see him. They all blamed him for being reckless, but he still couldn't change his country temper."
The fake empress dowager personally comforted her and said, "It's okay. If you have anything to do in the future, you must remember to tell the Ai family first. Just don't make the decision without authorization. The Ai family is tired, so you can go back first."