"Is it his idea or Li Gong's?" Ruan Geng's voice was cold.
Ruan Yi reported: "Li Gong asked him to find a way to keep you out of the way."
Ruan Geng showed a wry smile: "It turns out that I am in the way. It seems that it is not only hindering Li Gong's affairs, but also his affairs."
"My subordinates don't understand."
"I can't figure it out, what on earth did I do to hinder him?" Ruan Geng's eyes flashed, "I have to figure it out after all."
"Old Marquis, please give me your instructions."
"You give the order and everything must be thoroughly investigated, including what happened back then. Even though it has been many years, let's check it out. I hope I am wrong."
"Yes, my subordinates must investigate thoroughly as soon as possible."
Ruan Geng looked tired. In most of his life, he had never felt so weak in his limbs, weak in energy, and drowsy as he did now.
After waving his hand to signal Ruan Yi to step back, Ruan Geng lay down and fell asleep soon after.
Anyway, it would take time for Hongyu to develop the antidote, and the medicinal properties of the medicine would cause people to slowly deplete and eventually "die" of the disease, so Ruan Mianmian took the time to enter the palace.
Ruan Mianmian has not seen Li Yu since she left the Yi Shou Garden that day. She learned the truth from her grandfather's mouth. He had nothing to do with the queen, and Xiao Nai Tuanzi only cared about her little brother.
Ruan Mianmian has entered the palace many times, and now that she is favored by the emperor, her journey into the palace is naturally smooth.
Now that she has entered the palace, although she is anxious to see her little brother, Ruan Mianmian acts thoughtfully and still has to do what needs to be done. She goes to pay greetings to the Emperor and the Queen Mother first.
Seeing that at this time, the emperor might be busy with government affairs, Ruan Mianmian changed direction and went to the Queen Mother's palace first.
The Queen Mother was very happy to see Ruan Mianmian coming and treated her as kindly as before.
Xiaonuituanzi knew very well that because of her previous entanglement with Li Minghui, the Queen Mother was somewhat dissatisfied with her.
It is estimated that after more contact with her later, the Queen Mother finally saw clearly the true face of Princess Minghui.
In addition, the things that happened in the Yishou Garden destroyed the feelings the Queen Mother had for Li Minghui, so when she looked back, she thought of Ruan Mianmian again.
She was bright in her heart, but Ruan Mianmian didn't show it at all. Xiao Naituanzi had her own rules for acting. No matter before or now, she was neither humble nor overbearing.
The Empress Dowager couldn't help but secretly lament that she was wrong before. The little doll had always treated her sincerely, but now that she was treating her with the same courtesy and kindness as before, she couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
The atmosphere was very good. The Empress Dowager smiled and chatted with Ruan Mianmian, and even had her favorite snacks served. After talking for a while, she knew that she was going to see the emperor and the prince, so she didn't stay much, and just told her to come back in a few days.
Come and have a nice chat with me.
Watching Ruan Mianmian leave, the Queen Mother sighed. The Queen knew the truth about that year, and the Emperor stopped hiding it and returned to the palace and told her everything about the past.
It turned out to be a misunderstanding. All the resentment in the Empress Dowager's heart towards the emperor for not caring about brotherhood disappeared. Once the knot in her heart was resolved, she looked at the problem from a different perspective. Anyway, she had seen Li Gong and her grandson and granddaughter, and perhaps they would not have to see each other again in the future.
Ruan Mianmian came out of the Queen Mother's Palace, Jiu'er followed behind her, and the master and servant walked slowly towards the direction of the imperial study.
"Princess, the Queen Mother's treatment of you is very different from last time." Jiu'er said in a low voice.
"Well, people, it's normal to be a little biased. After all, Li Minghui is her granddaughter."
"Now Li Minghui is also her granddaughter."
"Haha, things are different now." After Ruan Mianmian finished speaking, he looked up and saw a few people walking in the distance, "Hey, we are still acquaintances."
Jiu'er looked up and smiled: "We are really familiar with each other. What a coincidence, Eunuch Kang is here."
"Eunuch Kang." Ruan Mianmian trotted towards Eunuch Kang.
"Oh, Princess, slow down, be careful, Jiu'er, hurry up and hug the Princess, it's freezing cold..."
The two young eunuchs following Eunuch Kang were dumbfounded. On weekdays, Chief Kang had a sullen face when facing important ministers and even nobles in the palace. They had never seen such sincere nagging.
However, seeing Princess Linglong running toward Eunuch Kang with a bright smile and a warm and friendly attitude, the two young eunuchs seemed to understand why Eunuch Kang treated her differently.
"Eunuch Kang, where are you going?" Ruan Mianmian asked with a smile.
"I've picked you up." Eunuch Kang smiled brightly, "The emperor knew about it as soon as you entered the palace. He guessed that you were going in this direction to pay your respects to the Queen Mother, so he specially ordered this servant to come over."
"The Emperor's grace is great." Ruan Mianmian was quite good at face-saving skills, and Xiaotiao Tuanzi held her hands in the direction of the royal study in a serious tone.
After finishing speaking, Ruan Mianmian's eyes fell on Eunuch Kang's knees and asked with concern: "It's too cold, what about your legs and feet?"
"Thank you for your concern, Princess. I'm much better with the medicine you gave me."
"It works." Xiao Naituanzi's eyes lit up, "Then I'll ask Jiu'er to give you two more bottles later."
"Then I'll thank you in advance."
"Why are you so polite? Come on, don't keep the emperor waiting too long."
"Don't tell lies in front of real people. Here's the thing..."
The two of them muttered quietly as they walked forward. In Yishouyuan, Eunuch Kang protected Ruan Mianmian, and Xiaotai Tuanzi kept it in mind and regarded him as one of his own.
The emperor was sitting on the throne, deep in thought. Because of the Chinese New Year, there was nothing urgent to deal with at the moment.
There were no important matters in the government, but matters in the palace gave the emperor a headache. Speaking of which, although there were many concubines in the harem, he still cared about the queen, otherwise he would not have allowed her to do whatever he wanted for so many years.
The truth came out, but the empress fell ill. After consultation with the imperial doctors, she was depressed. She took medicine for several days, but not only did she not get better, but she became bedridden and her condition worsened.
The emperor knew very well in his heart that a heart ailment requires a heart-warming doctor, and to untie the bell, one must tie the bell. But no matter what he said, Li Yu remained silent and refused to step into Kunyi Palace, let alone see the queen.
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After much thought, the emperor thought that Ruan Mianmian might be able to persuade Li Yu. Just when he was about to declare Li Yu's entry into the palace, he heard someone below reported that Little Nipple Dumpling had entered the palace, so he couldn't wait to ask Eunuch Kang to go to the Queen Mother.
Pick someone up over there.
Ruan Mianmian walked into the imperial study and saw the emperor with a sad face. Of course, on the way here, Eunuch Kang had revealed his current troubles to Xiao Naituanzi.
"Your Majesty, Mianmian has come to say hello to you." Ruan Mianmian said with a smile.
"Mianmian is here, just in time." The emperor stood up and walked down from the throne, "I was just about to send Eunuch Kang to see you."
"Look at me? No need, I'm fine, there's nothing to see." Ruan Mianmian's childlike expression was consistent with her age.
"That's good, that's good." The emperor was really embarrassed to say it, especially when facing a little kid like Ruan Mianmian.