The empress dowager's order came, and after Yu Xijiao thanked her for her kindness, she went to see An and the eldest princess.
After returning from Princess An and Dachang, let Mingyue prepare some things!
Prince Duan's wedding is coming soon, and Zhang Wanyin is planning to leave the palace. If she has the intention to plot against him, she should leave the palace and the Queen Mother now, but it will not be so easy...
Early the next morning, after freshening up, Yu Xijiao got on the carriage of the Xuanping Marquis Mansion and went to the palace. She got off the carriage outside the palace gate. After entering the palace gate, she got on the palace sedan and went to the Chun'an Palace of the Queen Mother.
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As the palace sedan passed by, from time to time, I would meet the maids and chamberlains in the palace. Although the palace people didn't know who they were, they also knew that the people who could sit in the palace sedan were not ordinary people. They saluted carefully, and some looked on with cold eyes, and some looked on with disdain...
At the small intersection beside the palace road, a palace maid saw Yu Xijiao entering the palace, rolled her eyes, turned around and went back to report to the Seventh Princess.
"Enter the palace?" The seventh princess, dressed in lavender palace clothes, sat at the table and listened to the palace maid coming to report. She sent someone out yesterday to inquire about the news. People from Chun'an Palace said that Yu Xijiao would enter the palace today.
She knew that as soon as there was news about Feng Yu, Yu Xijiao would definitely enter the palace.
This bitch had caused her to be like this, and she had even become a joke to the entire harem. Even though she was banned, the seventh princess knew that many people in the palace were now laughing at her for being fucked by her father.
Even the people at Concubine Ning's office secretly mocked her, saying that no princess in history would be hit on the head like that by the emperor. I have never heard of a prince who made the emperor angry and got hit. How can any princess be like this? What's even worse is that secretly
He also said that the Seventh Princess would go down in history because of such a "scandal".
These rumors came from people around her on a daily basis, and the seventh princess hated Yu Xijiao even more because of this.
What the Seventh Princess didn't know was that some of the rumors did not come from the people around Concubine Ning, but some of them came to her ears with the help of Zhang Wanyin.
So that whenever something happens, the seventh princess will think about whether she has anything to do with Yu Xijiao, whether Yu Xijiao will enter the palace, and whether she has a chance to get rid of Yu Xijiao. Yu Xijiao has become her obsession. Except for Li
Xian, what the Seventh Princess is most concerned about right now is Yu Xijiao's affairs.
She is even more concerned about it than the Sixth Princess. After all, she has been fighting against the Sixth Princess for so long, and she has always taken advantage. Except for the small loss before, she basically didn't suffer any loss. Only Yu Xijiao actually let her
She suffered losses time and time again, especially this time she was hit so hard by her father.
She reached out and touched her head, but she still felt a dull pain. The seventh princess even felt that those concubines she had looked down on in the past might be laughing at her secretly.
She couldn't bear it any longer. Yu Xijiao's survival was the biggest slap in the face to her.
Never say it was a slap in the face. Even if she wanted someone else's life, it was normal. She could at best cover it up a little, since her mother was there anyway.
But Yu Xijiao, this Yu Xijiao, actually made her suffer such shame and humiliation. If Yu Xijiao didn't die, she would not be able to see anyone...
"Seventh princess?" The palace maid who reported the news whispered after not seeing the seventh princess's reaction for a long time.
"Let people keep an eye on Yu Xijiao. As long as she leaves Chun'an Palace, she will come to repay me." The seventh princess gritted her teeth. She could not do anything in the Queen Mother's territory, but after leaving Chun'an Palace, even if she was still under restraint.
, there may not be any chance.
This time she finds a chance, she will kill Yu Xijiao!
The palace maid was ordered to retreat...
In front of Chun'an Palace, Yu Xijiao got off the palace sedan. A palace maid had been waiting outside for a long time. When she saw her smiling, she stepped forward to salute, and then led Yu Xijiao into the palace.
In the main hall, the Queen Mother looked at Yu Xijiao with a smile. After looking at her for a few times, she said: "Without courtesy, please sit down!"
The chamberlain led Yu Xijiao to sit down next to the Queen Mother.
"How is your health? Are you feeling better?" the Queen Mother asked with concern, her eyes kind.
"Thank you, Queen Mother, my daughter's health has improved a lot." Yu Xi said softly.
"You kid, why are you so reserved? Don't worry too much about the Ai family. You will be Yu'er's daughter-in-law and the grandson-in-law of the Ai family. The Ai family doesn't love you enough, so they won't restrain you specially." The Queen Mother.
He said with a smile, looking at Yu Xijiao with eyes that seemed satisfied.
The words were very kind.
"I would like to thank the Queen Mother for her kindness." Yu Xijiao said with a shy expression.
The Queen Mother smiled, picked up the tea and took a sip: "Yu'er will return to Beijing soon."
Yu Xijiao was startled and raised her head subconsciously: "Is Prince Qi going back to Beijing?"
"It was originally agreed, and the time is almost up. Prince Duan is about to get married. If he doesn't come back, he won't be able to attend Prince Duan's wedding," the Queen Mother said.
"That's what the Queen Mother said." Yu Xijiao lowered her head and pinched the handkerchief nervously. It was obvious that she was a little uneasy.
Her fiancé was about to return to Beijing. The first feeling she felt was uneasiness rather than joy. The Queen Mother's face was slightly unhappy, but then she hid her smile and her voice became gentler: "Your and Yu'er's wedding is actually not far away.
I heard you were embroidering hijab before, how is your embroidery going now?"
"Your Majesty, my embroidery is slow, and it's still quite a lot now." Yu Xijiao responded.
"You grew up in the south of the Yangtze River, and your embroidery skills should be good. Yu'er's biological mother was very good at embroidery at first. Even though she went to Qidi and later embroidered items for the Ai family, Princess Qi's health was already very bad at that time.
Well, at that time, I was still thinking about the Ai family. When Yu'er came to Beijing before, he even brought his mother's table screen to the Ai family."
The Queen Mother sighed softly, her eyes filled with memories.
"His mother-in-law has a gentle temperament. She has been a child with general knowledge since she was a child. She was also the favorite of the Ai family at the beginning. The marriage between his father and his mother-in-law was also the intention of the Ai family, but he did not expect that at such a young age, she would be better than
The Ai family left first, leaving such a young child alone for King Qi to take care of. What kind of child would a man like him take care of? Yu'er... this child is really suffering."
At this point, the Queen Mother's eyes turned red.
"The Queen Mother, if Princess Qi knew about it, she would definitely not want you to be so sad." A soft voice came from the palace door. Zhang Wanyin led the palace maid inside, and there was medicinal food on the tray in the palace maid's hand.
After Zhang Wanyin saluted the Queen Mother, she took the medicated meal from the hand of the palace maid, placed it in front of the Queen Mother, and said with a smile: "Empress Dowager, the medicated meal is almost ready. You can use it first. If you don't use it for a while, it will get cold."
The Queen Mother waved her hand: "Let's leave it for now. Thinking of Princess Qi, the Ai family... can't eat anything."
"The Queen Mother, even if Princess Qi is here, she will advise you to take good medicine. During this period of time, you have been thinking about Prince Qi and the Prince of Qi, and you have always been thinking about tea and food. This body looks worse than
Things were not good before, if you continue like this, how can Wanyin be willing to leave you?"
Zhang Wanyin said angrily, opening the tureen, and the hall immediately smelled of medicinal food.
It is not very rich, mixed with the aroma of food, and even makes people feel very appetizing. Even if the Queen Mother is not in the mood, she will feel a little hungry now.
This time I didn't refuse. I picked up the ladle and took a sip. After tasting it, I nodded: "It's really good. You girl stewed it well. Others always think it's a bit lacking in flavor."
"The Empress Dowager, it's not Wanyin's fault, it's the imperial kitchen's. They stewed it, and Wanyin just asked someone to bring it over." Zhang Wanyin laughed and joked, "The Empress Dowager is just really hungry, for the sake of Prince Qi's sake
It's been a while since you've eaten well."
The Queen Mother was happy when she said this. She looked at Zhang Wanyin and her eyes became more and more kind. She didn't say anything more. She felt really hungry. She didn't eat a few mouthfuls when she got up early. It was really satisfying to eat the delicious medicinal food.
, the taste actually seems to be much better than before.
The Queen Mother has been using medicated food, but this is the first time that Yu Xijiao has encountered the Queen Mother using medicated food in person. The fragrance of the medicated food, the food, and a faint fragrance mixed in it are almost indistinguishable. If she hadn't smelled it before,
, I really don’t know about this kind of thing.
Yu Xijiao lowered her head slightly to hide the strange color in her eyes...
The amount of medicinal food was not large. The Queen Mother took a few sips and then it was gone. The Queen Mother even used it a little bit. She gently pressed the handkerchief on the corner of her lips and said, "Take a reward!"
This shows that you are satisfied with the imperial dining room.
"Wanyin will now send people to reward the palace servants who stewed the medicinal food." Knowing what the Queen Mother meant, Zhang Wanyin smiled and bowed.
The Queen Mother nodded.
Zhang Wanyin bowed to the Queen Mother again and then stepped down.
The Queen Mother smiled and looked at Yu Xijiao: "Wanyin is a good child. When I see her in the Aijia, I think of Princess Qi. Princess Qi also lived in the Aijia for a while. This child Wanyin is really similar to Princess Qi.
, No matter what he does or what he does, he is very considerate and considerate of others, and always puts King Qi first in everything!"
"On that day, King Qi was about to leave the capital. The Ai family thought that he would have to do a lot of things when he went to Qi, and he might not be able to take care of Princess Qi, so they wanted to keep Princess Qi temporarily. However, she was thinking of King Qi and was willing to follow him.
Go suffer!”
The smile on the Queen Mother's face gradually faded.
So, back then, the Queen Mother wanted to keep Princess Qi as a hostage? Yu Xijiao covered up the coldness in her eyes and listened to the Queen Mother talk about the past with a smile.
Although she didn't know much about what happened back then, she could tell from Feng Yu's few words that it might not be a happy past.
Something happened to King Qi and he lost his throne. It is said that Princess Qi was also present at the time. She may have been injured or shocked. Then she followed King Qi to Qidi. Before Feng Yu could grow up, she died of illness in Qidi.
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The Queen Mother now repeatedly talks about Princess Qi in front of her, which is actually to express her satisfaction with Zhang Wanyin, and also to express that she should look up to Zhang Wanyin.
I thought so in my heart, but didn't show it on my face. I listened respectfully, and there was even a bit of yearning in my eyes.
The Queen Mother was quite satisfied with her performance, so she told some old stories about Princess Qi.
When Zhang Wanyin came in again, the Queen Mother and Yu Xijiao were right. They looked like a pair of real grandparents, chatting and laughing.
"Empress Dowager, no matter how happy you are, you still need to take a rest, but you can't keep talking like this. How about leaving Miss Yu for lunch today?"
Seeing how happy they were, Zhang Wanyin also came over to join in the fun.
"Okay, it's all up to you." The Queen Mother laughed and joked to Yu Xijiao, "This kid Wanyin is just a person in charge. Look, now the Ai family is in charge."
"The Queen Mother!" Zhang Wanyin stomped her feet in disbelief. Compared to the scene just now, the two of them looked more like a kiss.
"Okay, you go down and play, and the Ai family can take a rest." The Queen Mother smiled and waved her hand.
Yu Xijiao then bowed and left with Zhang Wanyin...