Gu Yudao: "Mania or bipolar disorder. People with bad tempers are rational, but people with this disease often cannot control their emotions. They can hurt others and themselves."
Junze's expression became serious and he said, "Why do you get this disease?"
Gu Yudao: "People will get this disease when they receive some stimulation, blow, pressure, etc., and no one can relieve their emotions in time."
Junze's expression became serious. He thought of the fifth prince's reaction today, and he had indeed lost his mind.
He knew that the fifth prince was actually unhappy in the palace.
Without a mother, her father would always scold her and make gossips from the palace people.
Even if Junze and the eldest princess care about him, they are separated by a palace wall.
Junze asked: "If you really get this disease, how should you treat it?"
Gu Yu's expression was very solemn and she said: "To be honest, it is difficult to treat. The effect of just drinking medicine and acupuncture is minimal. Emotional support and guidance are still needed."
Junze was depressed. He always thought that the fifth prince had a bad temper, but he didn't expect that he was ill. He had never noticed it in all these years.
Gu Yudao: "Don't think about this now. It can't be solved overnight. The most important thing is tomorrow."
Junze also nodded solemnly.
If Derong cannot be found tomorrow and there is no way to explain to the fifth prince, I don’t know what kind of extreme reaction the fifth prince will have.
No matter what the Queen Mother's purpose is, I hope the eldest princess can stop it.
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Early the next morning, everyone in the palace was in a hurry.
The imperial concubine's people and the eldest princess's people quietly searched for a eunuch named Derong, but they searched almost all over the palace and could not find him.
Only Cining Palace, where the Queen Mother was, was left, and these people did not dare to act recklessly.
As the news spread, the eldest princess became more and more certain that the person was in the Queen Mother's palace.
But when the eldest princess arrived at Cining Palace, the eunuch at the palace gate said: "The Queen Mother suddenly suffered from a headache and didn't sleep well all night. She is resting now and can't see you."
The eldest princess's face changed drastically. The Queen Mother's reaction almost confirmed what Junze told her last night.
Yesterday, when Junze told her about the relationship between Derong and the fifth prince, the eldest princess almost fainted.
What evil had she committed? One of her son and her nephew liked men, and the other liked eunuchs.
She was even more shocked when she heard that the eunuch the fifth prince liked was probably from the Queen Mother.
She knew that the Queen Mother did not like the Jun family, and it was because of the death of her sister-in-law Jun Menglan that the Queen Mother stayed in Mount Wutai for sixteen years.
However, when the Queen Mother returned to Beijing, her attitude towards the Fifth Prince was very gentle. She lost all the aura of the Queen Mother back then. She was like a monk. She even gave the Buddha beads that had been in her hand for sixteen years to the Fifth Prince.
Besides, the Queen Mother is already over 60 years old this year. How come she has been practicing Qing Dynasty in Mount Wutai for so many years and still has the energy to stir up troubles?
The eldest princess felt that it was not the Queen Mother who was at fault, but herself.
Looking at the closed door of Cining Palace, the eldest princess lifted her skirt and knelt down, shouting to the inside: "Mother, Yu Chan'er heard that you are unwell and has come to treat you."
The Queen Mother in the room was half leaning on the bed. Hua Jincheng heard the movement and said to her: "The eldest princess is really thinking about you. She doesn't even pay attention to such important events as the fifth prince's marriage. She comes to you so early in the morning.
..to attend to illnesses.”
The Queen Mother held a string of Buddhist beads in her hand, her eyes filled with confusion.
Hua Jincheng said: "Parents love their children and have far-reaching plans. Seeing the eldest princess acting like this, this servant finally realized the meaning of this sentence."
Outside, the eldest princess was still calling the Queen Mother, Hua Jincheng said: "If this continues, the eldest princess may alarm the Holy One."
The Queen Mother felt worried and said: "That's all, let her come in."
Hua Jincheng responded, stepped back, and asked someone to invite the eldest princess in.
The eldest princess walked in and saw the Queen Mother, who was half leaning on the bed.
The Queen Mother was wearing a plain nightgown, half of her white hair was completely spread down, no makeup was applied, and the wrinkles on her face were clearly visible.
At this moment, the eldest princess truly felt a fact:
The Queen Mother is old.
The mother who held her in her arms while she was studying and literate, who coaxed her to take medicine with gentle words when she was sick, who rushed to Mount Wutai in frustration, is already an old man in her sixties.
When I saw the Queen Mother at the city gate, I thought she was in good spirits. Why did she look so old when she arrived at the palace?
Could it be that the Queen Mother's offence last night was not to prevaricate her?
When the Queen Mother saw the eldest princess, she stretched out her hand and said, "Yu Chan'er, if you don't go and watch over the fifth prince, why are you here at the Ai family?"
The eldest princess took three steps at a time and came to the Queen Mother's bedside. She knelt down on the couch, held the Queen Mother's hand and said, "Mother, does it matter if you have a headache?"
The Queen Mother said: "It's been an old problem for many years. There are so many palace servants waiting here, so you don't have to worry. Go and attend to Jing Shang's marriage first."
The eldest princess touched the Queen Mother's hand. Sixteen years of time finally left their mark on the Queen Mother's body.
When the Queen Mother was still Concubine Jiang, she held her hand countless times and taught her to write stroke by stroke, but now she has withered into tree bark.
I don't know why, facing such an old and frail Queen Mother, the eldest princess's questioning words got stuck in her throat and she couldn't utter them.
After considering her tone, the eldest princess asked: "Mom, is there a eunuch named Derong in your palace?"
The Queen Mother said: "There are mostly maids in the Aijia Palace, but only a few eunuchs, none named Derong."
The eldest princess didn't believe it and said, "Mom, this eunuch is very important to me. Can you hand him over to me?"
The Queen Mother frowned, took her hand out of the eldest princess's hand, held her forehead and said, "The Ai family's headache has happened again. When Jing Shang's marriage is over, you can come to the Ai family again."
The eldest princess was anxious, her tone was almost pleading, and she said: "Mom, you used to love me very much. You will give me whatever I want. But just give me a eunuch."
The Queen Mother said: "He is not here at Ai's house."
The eldest princess hurriedly asked: "Then where will he be?"
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Gu Yu on the other side received new news that several strangers entered the Sixth Prince's Mansion last night.
There was no time to exchange news with Junze, so Gu Yu headed to the Sixth Prince's Mansion without stopping.
Today is the wedding of the fifth prince. The sixth prince is dressed festively. He is wearing a pale golden gown with rubies inlaid on his belt, which makes him look more conspicuous than usual.
As soon as he walked out of the door, he saw Gu Yu. The sixth prince smiled hurriedly and asked, "Why is my uncle here?"
Gu Yu glanced at the few eunuchs following the sixth prince, all of them bent over and holding some congratulatory gifts.
Gu Yu identified them one by one, but none of them were Derong.
Could it be that she made a mistake?
Looking at the innocent and harmless face of the Sixth Prince, Gu Yu could only say: "I'll take you to the Fifth Prince's Mansion."