Chapter 149 The Queen's Headache Attacks Again
"The Queen Mother has granted a marriage to the Third Prince?"
Soon what happened in Shoukang Palace reached the Queen's ears, and her hand that was combing her hair paused slightly.
"Whose company is the other party from?"
"It is said that she is Huipin's cousin. She happened to stay in the palace a few days ago. Unexpectedly, she won the favor of the Queen Mother. Somehow, she granted the two of them a marriage."
Jianqiu took the comb from the queen's hand and gently helped her tidy up her scattered hair.
"Princess Hui? Jeju's leader?"
The queen murmured softly.
"Yes, but her cousin's mother's family is not as strong as Huipin's, so she is not to be feared."
Chen Meizhuang came from the Jizhou Assistant Commander family and only held a third-rank official position, while Lin Moran's father's official position was even lower than Chen's father's.
"Now that the Third Prince has been granted a marriage, the Fourth Prince's marriage should also be put on the agenda."
Although the Queen's idea had been politely rejected by the Fourth Prince, the Queen was only following the Emperor's wishes at the time and did not really care about the Fourth Prince's thoughts.
In her eyes, the Fourth Prince was just a tool for her to fight for power, and it was a great honor for him to be chosen by her.
Now there are more and more princes and princesses in the harem, and even An Lingrong has given birth to a prince. The queen is naturally extremely anxious.
"Jianqiu, have someone teach the Fourth Prince a lesson. The Emperor has more and more children now, which will be very disadvantageous to us. Only if the Fourth Prince is valued by the Emperor, will we have a better chance of success."
"I understand, but Rou Chang is always there. I originally hoped that she could be used completely by us, but now it seems that she has a lot of little tricks up her sleeve."
"It's okay. I haven't taken her seriously yet. What about the maid named Xiaolan? Have you ever looked for her?"
Previously, the Queen asked Jianqiu to test Xiaolan's attitude under the pretext of giving her a reward.
"According to Madam Majesty's wishes, I have already inadvertently revealed to her the matter of the string of red jade beads that Concubine Rou gave her. Although she did not say anything on the surface, I believe that she must have some thoughts about Concubine Rou in her heart."
Xiaolan is also stupid. After Jianqiu talked to her for a few words, she believed it without a doubt. She didn't suspect that there was a problem with this string of beads when it was originally awarded to Rou Changzai by the Queen.
"Watch it carefully. Don't make any mistakes."
The queen suffered from an unbearable headache, so she asked the concubines in the palace to stay by her side that night.
"Aunt Jianqiu, what's wrong with the Queen? Why did she suddenly have a headache? Wasn't she much better before?"
When Jianqiu reported to the emperor about the queen's headache, Zhen Huan happened to be accompanying the emperor in the Yangxin Palace.
"Your Majesty, the Queen may be tired from busying herself with harem affairs all day. I will go to Jingren Palace to visit her."
"Well, you can go."
The emperor thought for a while and then waved to Zhen Huan.
As for Nian Shilan, after learning about what happened in Jingren Palace, her mood became much better and she even ate a few more bites of dinner.
"Your Majesty, do we need to go and see the Queen?"
Songzhi didn't want to say these words when Nian Shilan was so happy, but the Queen was the master of the palace after all, so they still had to be cautious.
"Go and deliver some supplements yourself, and tell them that I haven't been feeling well lately and won't be visiting. It would be bad if the Queen gets sick again."
Nian Shilan didn't want to see the Queen's annoying face unless it was absolutely necessary.
What's more, it is a common knowledge in the harem that she and the queen don't get along, so why should she make herself unhappy?
"Yes, I will arrange it right away."
Zhen Huan stayed in Jingren Palace for a while and then came out. She knew that the Queen might get so angry that her headache would get worse if she saw her.
"Songzhi? Why are you here? Where's your mother?"
On the way back to the palace, Zhen Huan happened to meet Song Zhi walking towards her with a bunch of things. Judging from the direction, she should also be going to Jingren Palace.
"This servant pays homage to Her Majesty Xi Fei."
When Songzhi saw Zhen Huan, she hurriedly bowed.
"In reply to Concubine Xi, my queen is feeling unwell and is now resting in the palace. When she learned that the queen was also feeling unwell, she sent this servant to bring some supplements to the queen."
Sick? Really? Wasn't she full of energy yesterday?
Zhen Huan thought about it and realized that Nian Shilan must not want to see the Queen, so she found this excuse.
"The Imperial Concubine is also ill. I will go and see her. I will not disturb you. Please go ahead."
Soon Zhen Huan brought Liu Zhu to Yiku Palace.
"Hey, didn't I hear that my sister was feeling unwell? Why do you look so radiant?"
As soon as she walked into the room, Zhen Huan saw Nian Shilan sitting there comfortably eating pastries.
"Sister Huan, you're getting bolder and bolder. You even dare to tease me like this."
When Nian Shilan saw that the person coming was Zhen Huan, the smile on her face deepened.
"Come and try it. This is freshly made in the kitchen. It's very refreshing. Try it and see how it tastes."
Zhen Huan didn't bother to be polite with her and reached out to take a piece and put it in her mouth.
"I just came from the Queen's place, and she looks a little off. Don't you think she's tired from worrying about this and that all day long?"
Zhen Huan really couldn't understand why she had to cause trouble all day long instead of just being a good queen.
"People are always unsatisfied. Once they have the power they have now, they will dream of having even greater power in the future."
When I think about it, I was also trapped in this situation and could never figure out the reason behind it.
"Yes, now that the Fourth Prince is being raised under her name, she must be hoping that he will one day ascend to the throne. If that happens, she will have all the splendor and wealth she desires."
Zhen Huan picked up the teacup beside her and took a sip slowly.
"However, I don't think the Fourth Prince is very talented. Fortunately, he is very hardworking. Perhaps he will achieve something in the future."
"By the way, will the Fourth Prince still come to you now?"
Zhen Huan had met the Fourth Prince before when he came to Nian Shilan's palace, and it was just a normal greeting.
"He still comes over occasionally, and every time I just give him a few conventional words of concern, and it's hard to give him a bad look."
In fact, Zhen Huan disliked the Fourth Prince. She didn't know why, but she always felt that he seemed to have done something hurtful to her. However, the two of them didn't have much interaction over the years.
"However, I see that the Fourth Prince is not entirely devoted to the Queen, which is actually beneficial to us."
When Nian Shilan heard what Zhen Huan said, an idea flashed through her mind.
"Since their hearts aren't aligned, why don't we be more friendly to him in the future? That way, everything we do will go much more smoothly."
Zhen Huan was a little surprised by Nian Shilan's words, but then she thought about it and realized that it was indeed true. As long as he completely understood in his heart that the Queen was just using him as a pawn, he would never be able to truly serve the Queen.
Previously, when they were in the palace, the Queen had poisoned the Fourth Prince's medicine in order to keep him under her name. At that time, Nian Shilan secretly had someone remind the Fourth Prince, so he also had some trust in Nian Shilan.
"That's fine, but we still need to speed up the process with the Queen."
If they want to completely overthrow the queen, they have to start with Queen Chunyuan. So many years have passed, and many things have been almost erased. They can only try their best to find the truth of that year.
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