Le You smiled sweetly, her voice soft, "Grandmother said there were bugs in the herbs, so they can't be drunk. Don't worry, mother, I've vomited it all out."
Shen Wei smiled and hugged the child.
Not far away, Li Wan'er saw this scene and her eyes were filled with envy. When her mother was alive, she used to hug her and care for her like this every day.
Unfortunately, my mother has passed away.
No one hugged her anymore.
"Wan'er has just moved to the Cining Palace. Leyou, go to the warehouse and pick out some soft pillows and send them to Wan'er's room." Chen Wei patted Leyou's little shoulder.
Le You nodded obediently: "Okay, I'll go right away."
Le You ran to the storehouse quickly, and her two personal maids quickly caught up with her.
Shen Wei stood up and looked at Li Wan'er not far away. Shen Wei smiled and said, "Summer is coming, and the weather is getting hotter. I have a white jade mat in my room. I will send it to your room so that you can sleep coolly in the summer."
Li Wan'er bowed quickly and said softly, "Thank you, Madam Chen."
Shen Wei walked into Li Waner’s room. There are many empty rooms in the Cining Palace. After the west room was cleaned out, many of Li Wan'er's daily necessities were placed in it.
The house is tidy, simple and clean.
As Shen Wei walked to the tea table, Li Wan'er behind her suddenly knelt down and kowtowed to Shen Wei: "Wan'er thanks Madam Chen for saving my life."
Shen Wei was quite surprised.
She helped Li Wan'er up: "When did I save you?"
Li Wan'er pursed her lips slightly, tears welling up in her eyes: "Madame Liu said that when the time comes, I can escape from the sea of suffering. After thinking carefully about what happened today, Wan'er guessed that it was Empress Chen who helped me secretly."
Shen Wei showed appreciation: "What a smart girl."
As expected of the daughter of the late prince, she has extraordinary vision and insight, and is very good at judging people.
Shen Wei pulled Li Wan'er to sit down, she smiled slightly: "I won't hide it from you, I am helping you, but I am also using you."
She wanted to seize the power to manage the harem from the Queen, so she took advantage of Li Wan'er's predicament.
Chen Wei was poisoned, the Queen Mother and Le You were almost poisoned, and Li Wan'er was treated harshly by the Queen. All these bad consequences combined completely overwhelmed the Queen and made it impossible for her to turn things around.
"I know." Li Wan'er showed a gentle smile, "But you still helped me. Wan'er is very grateful."
Shen Wei couldn't help but like her because she was smart and insightful. Shen Wei said calmly, "Wan'er, I can help you once, but life is long, and you can't expect someone to help you every time. You are smart, but your temper is really weak."
Li Wan'er lowered her head.
She knew she was weak and always complained about herself.
Shen Wei said earnestly: "You should create your own life. The life given to you by others is definitely not a good thing."
Li Wan'er clutched the embroidered handkerchief in her hand, and ripples began to appear in her heart, which was as stagnant as stagnant water.
When her mother was still alive, she told her more than once to be brave and self-reliant.
Li Wan'er's nose was sour and she nodded with tears in her eyes: "I understand."
Shen Wei didn't stay too long because Nanny Qian came and said that the Queen Mother wanted to see her.
Shen Wei stood up and left. She had already given Li Wan'er life advice. How much the little girl listened to it depended entirely on luck.
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In the main hall of Cining Palace, the air pressure was low. Shen Wei walked in cautiously, holding the hem of her goose yellow skirt.
The Queen Mother sat in the main seat, her face no longer showing the kindness of the past.
The palace maids left one after another, leaving only Shen Wei and the Queen Mother in the palace.
Shen Wei's heart was beating fast, and she called softly, "Mother?"
The Queen Mother's face turned even colder. She slammed the table and said sternly, "Kneel down in front of me!"
Shen Wei knelt down quickly.
She knew that this time she had angered the Queen Mother. She bribed Liu Ma, who was beside the Queen, and then used Li Wan'er, the Queen Mother and Le You to try to seize the right to manage the harem from the Queen.
The means are not very bright, even a bit dark. It's normal for the Queen Mother to be angry.
The Queen Mother asked, "Do you know where you went wrong?"
Chen Wei replied obediently: "My Queen Mother, I shouldn't have used you and Wan'er to expose the Queen's scandal. It has damaged the reputation of the royal family--"
Before Shen Wei could finish her words, the Queen Mother interrupted her angrily: "I'm not angry about this!"
Now it was Shen Wei's turn to be surprised. She looked bewildered: "Could it be that my mother was angry with me and almost caused Le You to be poisoned? I really didn't know about this."
How could Shen Wei have imagined that the Queen would be so bold as to poison the Queen Mother!
The Queen Mother rubbed her brows and sighed, her eyes showing pity and anger: "The contraceptive soup you drank contained a chronic poison, why didn't you tell me?"
Shen Wei was stunned.
I never expected that the Queen Mother would be angry about such a small matter.
Could it be that compared to Leyou and Wan'er, Chen Wei, an outsider with no blood relationship, occupies the most weight in the empress dowager's heart?
Shen Wei stuttered, unable to utter a word for a long time: "I...I...I'm fine. I'll be fine soon after drinking the detoxifying medicine."
The Queen Mother sighed, walked slowly to Shen Wei, and helped her up: "In the future, if you want anything, just tell me directly, and I will plan it with you. Why do you have to go around in circles and hurt yourself?"
It was from Doctor Mo that the Queen Mother learned that Shen Wei had actually been poisoned by a chronic poison. Shen Wei kept silent and quietly set up a plan to counterattack the Queen.
Ever since she met Shen Wei, the Queen Mother noticed that this girl had an overly tough character. Shen Wei seemed gentle and sensible, and thoughtful in everything - but she was too hard on herself.
She doesn't know how to take care of her body and is always on guard against everyone.
Shen Wei was shocked.
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