Upon hearing this, the Duke's wife felt a little relieved.
In the carriage going to the palace, Luo Jiuli looked at Xiao Mingxuan.
"Did the prince come to the house to pick me up on purpose?"
Xiao Mingxuan nodded.
"The Sima Mansion has set up a mourning hall. The Queen Mother did not leave the palace to express her condolences, but instead summoned you. This is unusual."
"Well, when the eunuch came to summon the palace, I couldn't figure out what the queen mother was thinking."
"If it's just Concubine Hu who is unconscious, then why does she insist on summoning me into the palace when there is no imperial physician in the palace?"
Xiao Mingxuan's eyes were deep.
"No matter what your thoughts are, I won't let her hurt you at all."
Luo Jiuli clenched his fingers, knowing in his heart that he might have a plan.
Only when they arrived at the palace did Luo Jiuli know what Xiao Mingxuan's plan was.
Ordinarily, although he is a relative of the emperor, he is not allowed to enter the harem without a summons.
But this time, not only did he and Luo Jiuli not separate and go elsewhere, but they went to Changchun Palace at the same time.
"Your Majesty, didn't you say you want to see the Emperor?"
"Well, I'm going to see the emperor."
Xiao Mingxuan held her hand.
"Before I went to the Duke's Mansion to pick you up, I sent someone to deliver a letter to Brother Huang."
Luo Jiuli stopped.
"Is the Emperor also in Changchun Palace?"
Xiao Mingxuan glanced at her.
"The Queen Mother is also the Emperor's mother. If such a big thing happened to the Queen Mother's mother's family, the Emperor must go to express condolences in person."
Luo Jiuli: Is this the legendary slap in the face and give you a sweet date?
It's just that the price for these sweet dates must have been too high. The Queen Mother is already quite old, so I don't know if she can digest it.
The two of them entered the palace gate of Changchun Palace one after the other.
Sure enough! Everything is as Xiao Mingxuan said.
Not only did the emperor come, he also called all the concubines.
However, these concubines were sensible, and none of them dared to dress up. They came with plain makeup and simple clothes to pay their respects to the Queen Mother.
When Luo Jiuli and Xiao Mingxuan entered the main hall of Changchun Palace, what they saw in front of them was Yi Shui's white fox fur cloak, simple makeup and each of them being serious about speech and speech. They were careful to accompany the Queen Mother without being embarrassed while ogling the Emperor.
of the concubines.
When Xiao Mingxuan and Luo Jiuli walked into the hall, several pairs of eyes stared at them.
This was the first time Luo Jiuli saw the Queen Mother after the incident in Sima Mansion.
At this time, the Queen Mother no longer had the scene of her wearing luxurious clothes, embroidered with fiery red phoenixes, and fine outlines outlined by thin silver threads, showing her noble demeanor.
At this time, she was sitting on the chair directly in front of her, wearing a white palace robe, her face was slightly swollen, and even with a thick layer of powder on her eyes, it was difficult to hide the blue and black and red bloodshot eyes.
Full of eyes.
The originally calm expression turned out to be a fleeting smile in the corners of his lips when he saw Luo Jiuli and Xiao Mingxuan walking in at the same time.
Luo Jiuli walked to the center of the carpet and glanced at the Queen Mother's face. He was slightly shocked. Could it be that he was dazzled just now.
"My daughter, Luo Jiuli, has met the Queen Mother and the Emperor."
Luo Jiuli bowed slightly, looking elegant and calm.
Xiao Mingxuan's voice was cold, and his eyebrows were as cold as snow.
"My brother has met the Emperor and the Queen Mother."
Several concubines in the harem were sitting on the left and right, and they all squinted their eyes at this time, trying to see what kind of difficulty the Queen Mother would have in summoning Luo Jiuli into the palace.
But what happened next was not only unknown to them, but even the emperor and the nine kings did not expect it.
"Miss Luo Er, you are finally here. The Ai family is really looking forward to it."
"The Ninth Prince is here too, please sit down quickly."
"Green hairpin, serve tea."
"yes."
The handsome palace maid with a green hairpin came over and filled Xiao Mingxuan and Luo Jiuli's empty teacups with hot tea.
Luo Jiuli and Xiao Mingxuan looked at each other and sat down respectively, but their expressions were tighter than before.
Xiao Mingxuan, in particular, didn't even wait for Luo Jiuli to touch the tea cup. He covered the tea cup at Luo Jiuli's hand with a lid and pushed it aside.
Seeing his subconscious move, Luo Jiuli did not stop him. She would never touch the food and water from Changchun Palace.
What's more, the Queen Mother's behavior today is obviously abnormal, but just because of this abnormality, it makes people even more confused about her path.
"Miss Luo Er."
The Queen Mother looked at Luo Jiuli again with a warm voice.
It was as if she didn't see Xiao Mingxuan's actions just now, and it was even more like she didn't remember how she made things difficult for Luo Jiuli in the past.
"The Ai family has called you here today to ask for something."
"The imperial concubine was heartbroken because of the incident in Sima Mansion. She is still unconscious. The imperial doctor is helpless. The Ai family and the emperor are also worried and helpless."
"Since you are Ling Xuzi's disciple, you must have a way to wake up the noble concubine, right?"
Luo Jiuli: Sure enough, he is an old fox. Every sentence he talks about is asking for help, but every sentence is an order?
Xiao Mingxuan on the side narrowed his eyes and wanted to speak, but Luo Jiuli reached out to stop him.
The emperor shook his head slightly at Xiao Mingxuan without saying a word.
Obviously, the Queen Mother's sudden change was also unexpected by the Emperor.
He had no feelings for Concubine Hu, but the Queen Mother had just taken her out to block her sword, so it had something to do with him.
As an emperor, he dislikes being manipulated the most, especially when his opponent is the so-called 'mother queen' who has wanted to control his life since he was a child.
Luo Jiuli looked at the emperor's livid face, then at Xiao Mingxuan's suppressed anger, and calmly raised his head to look at the Queen Mother.
"I wonder if the imperial doctor has seen the imperial concubine? Does she have a pulse?"
The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows almost invisible and nodded.
"Yes, Green Hairpin, go and ask the imperial doctor to come in."
"yes."
The green hairpin left the palace gate.
After a while, two imperial doctors came in from outside carrying medicine boxes.
As soon as they entered the hall, they all knelt down and kowtowed to say hello.
"The humble ministers see the Emperor, the Queen Mother, and the Ninth Prince."
"Get up."
The Queen Mother looked at the two imperial doctors.
"Where is Concubine Hu's pulse?"
"Go back to the Queen Mother, she is at Wei Chen's place."
One of the imperial doctors took out the pulse record and presented it with both hands.
The Queen Mother said:
"Show the pulse record to Miss Luo Er."
"yes."
The imperial doctor handed the pulse record to Luo Jiuli again.
Luo Jiuli took the pulse case and took a look at it.
It says that liver yang surges, turns into heat and fire, qi is in chaos, rushes up to the head, clear orifices are disturbed, and the orifices are closed and the mind is hidden.
Luo Jiuli: She really wanted to add that she was unconscious, her mouth and eyes were crooked, and she was hemiplegic.
After reading the pulse record, he handed it to the imperial physician.
"Your Majesty, I wonder where the imperial concubine is now?"
The Queen Mother said:
"It's in the Ai family's bedroom. Someone comes and shows the way to the second young lady."
"Wait a minute."
Xiao Mingxuan, who had been silenced for so long, finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"It is understandable that the Queen Mother is worried about the imperial concubine, but is she too hasty?"