Chapter 326: The Queen's Ominous Summoning Heavenly Fire
If Yao Mengchen writes a "wish", he will have to work hard all night.
After Fu Qingyin left, he came to his senses. The antidote clearly had to wait until tomorrow afternoon to be prepared, but somehow he agreed to have it ready tomorrow morning.
Now, don't expect to sleep tonight.
He looked at the room full of medicinal herbs and sighed helplessly: "The official position is a hindrance to my work!"
…
The Queen waited and waited, and news kept coming in, sometimes saying that the Prince and the Emperor wanted to discuss important matters, and sometimes saying that they wanted to have dinner together.
The queen was overjoyed to hear this. This time the prince was released from confinement and once again appeared before the ministers, and was treated more favored than before.
The queen was willing to wait and wait.
I waited until the lights were turned on and the palace maid came in hurriedly. This time her expression was obviously different from before.
"How is it? Is the prince here?"
The maid lowered her head, not daring to look up at her: "Your Highness... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has left the palace and returned to the Crown Prince's Mansion."
The queen's smile froze. "What? Left the palace? What nonsense are you talking about?"
"How could the prince not know how worried I am about him and how I worry about him day and night? How could he leave without coming to see me?"
The maid knelt down and dared not speak.
The Queen paced back and forth: "No, this is impossible. I don't believe it."
Madam Hu came in quickly and glanced at the little palace maid coldly: "Why don't you go down quickly? You are making the queen angry for no reason."
The young palace maid quickly retreated.
Madam Hu helped the queen sit down and said, "Don't worry, madam. Take the medicine first. I will go and ask around."
"Okay, Madam, go ahead. I will believe what you say," the Queen took the medicine bowl, "The Crown Prince is going to pay homage. The Imperial Decree has been issued on this matter. It cannot be wrong."
"I have been worrying about his imprisonment day and night..."
Just as he was talking about this, a young eunuch came in and reported: "Madam, the emperor has a message."
The queen stood up immediately, and then a eunuch came in.
The Queen recognized him; he worked in the Shangshufang and was a close associate of Eunuch Wei.
"Your Majesty, please give me your instructions."
"Your Majesty, I will listen to your instructions."
"The Crown Prince will be offering incense soon to pray for the country and the royal family. The Queen is ill and has not yet fully recovered. Please rest and recuperate in the palace! When the Crown Prince has finished praying, his filial piety will move heaven and earth. I also hope that the Queen will recover soon."
The Queen was startled—what did this mean?
Let her rest and recuperate? The emperor didn't know whether she was sick or not?
Now it means that not only will she not be pardoned just because the crown prince has lifted the ban, but she will continue to be imprisoned in the palace until after the prayer?
As for which day, she didn't say. After all, she hadn't "recovered" yet, and the emperor had the final say on when she would "recover".
After the eunuch finished speaking, he flicked his whisk and said, "Your Majesty, I will take my leave. I wish Your Majesty a speedy recovery and good health."
The queen trembled slightly and the eunuch turned and left.
The queen's eyes turned red and her whole body seemed to be on fire with anger. Madam Hu gave an order for everyone else to leave.
The queen slammed the teacup and said, "I am not sick! How could I be sick?"
She held her forehead, feeling as if there was a sharp, thin wire in her head, pulling at it and causing her to have a splitting headache.
I can sleep now since the last time I couldn’t sleep, but I also developed a bad habit: I get a headache when I get angry.
Madam Hu quickly supported her and said, "My lady, please take care of yourself. Think positively about it. The Crown Prince is being promoted now, which is a good thing. As for the rest, as long as the Crown Prince is here, they will all be yours sooner or later."
The Queen's mood calmed down a bit: "But I am unwilling to accept this. As long as I am trapped, Imperial Concubine Shu will be proud."
"Besides, I am also afraid..."
She bit her lip. She was afraid that the last incident had caused a rift between her and the prince. Was the prince not coming to see her this time just because the emperor did not allow it?
She didn't dare to think too deeply.
"Your Majesty, please don't let your imagination run wild. No matter how arrogant Concubine Shu is, without an heir, her favor will decline sooner or later. When has there never been a shortage of newcomers in the palace?"
"This winter, several new people will come in. Your Majesty will then keep them under firm control. Everything will still be up to you."
The queen's mood calmed down a little, but she was still unwilling to accept it. She waited and waited for a whole day, and in the end, this was the result.
With a wave of her hand, she knocked over the candlestick, causing the candle to fall down and quickly catch fire.
Madam Hu was about to call for help, but the Queen stopped her: "No hurry."
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Concubine Shu had just finished bathing, smeared perfume all over her body, and changed into pajamas.
The maid in charge came in quickly and whispered something in her ear.
Imperial Concubine Shu was surprised: "Really? When did it happen?"
"The fire was just put out. I heard that the queen's arm was burned. There was a big blister. The doctor applied a whole can of burn ointment."
Imperial Concubine Shu's beautiful eyes moved around as she thought quickly, "Has the Crown Prince entered the palace?"
The maid in charge shook her head: "I've never heard of it."
"Where's the Emperor?"
"The Emperor has not yet gone to the Queen's place, but will he go there later..."
"Where is the bird's nest you made for me? Bring it here and put the cloak on me!"
The emperor had just listened to Eunuch Wei's report and his brows were slightly frowned.
"Why did the fire start out of nowhere? How badly injured?"
Just as Eunuch Wei was about to answer, a young eunuch came in to report, "Your Majesty, Imperial Concubine Shu wishes to see you."
The emperor thought for a moment and said, "Ask her in."
When Imperial Concubine Shu entered the palace, a fragrant breeze arrived before her. Eunuch Wei lowered his eyes to observe his thoughts, then led his men out.
Concubine Shu put down the bird's nest and looked at the emperor with a smile. The emperor saw at a glance that she was wearing pajamas under her cloak and a smile appeared on his face.
"Your Majesty, when I came here just now, I heard from the people at the Imperial Observatory that tonight is a bad night with a strong fire sign. I am afraid that I will be safest if I hide beside Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, since I cooked the bird's nest for you myself, please let me stay."
The emperor was amused and helpless, and pulled her into his arms: "Okay, okay."
Concubine Shu smiled as brightly as a flower, and the rumors in the palace spread quickly like falling petals.
The Queen was unlucky, which led to the sudden fire from the sky.
When the queen heard the news while standing in the fire, she stroked her headache and screamed, then fainted.
…
When Yu Shengsheng first heard the news, she was more happy than surprised.
"When did this happen?"
"It was last night," Jin Baobao set the breakfast table, "I heard that the Queen is ill, and the Emperor hasn't released her from house arrest, so she lives in a side hall. The main hall will take at least a month to repair."
Yu Shengsheng thought it was such a coincidence, so coincidental that it didn’t seem real.
The crown prince had just been released from confinement, and the queen was still very powerful, but something like this happened.
Not only did he fail to solve the problem, but he also got burned and carried an unlucky reputation.
Given the Queen's temper, she would probably be furious.
Yu Shengsheng felt very happy and excited when she thought that the queen would be unhappy and angry.
"Leopard," Yu Shengsheng said excitedly, "Go buy some fresh fish and bring it to the cottage. I'll come over to cook the fish in the evening and we'll eat together."
Jin Baobao excitedly agreed: "Yes, Miss!"
Seeing that she was happy, Lu Hu was also very happy. He was listening with a smile. When he heard the noise outside, his eyes changed slightly.
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