Chapter 26 The Queen's Headache
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen, may Her Majesty be blessed with good health and happiness!"
"Get up quickly."
"Thank you, Queen."
The next morning, An Lingrong came to Jingren Palace to thank Yixiu. She knew very well that she was able to gain the emperor's favor this time entirely because of the queen's help.
"An just agreed to serve me in bed yesterday. You don't have to come here today to take care of me. And you got up so early. It's really hard for you."
The Queen looked at An Lingrong with concern, showing the magnanimity and virtue of the mother of a country particularly clearly.
"Your Majesty, this is too much for me. I am blessed today because of your grace. I will always remember it in my heart and will never forget it."
An Lingrong lived so cautiously when she was in her mother's home, and now she knows how to show her cowardice to the fullest.
"Well, you should go back and rest early today. I don't need you to serve me here anymore."
Yixiu waved at her and asked her to go back first.
It is not the right time yet. An Lingrong has just gained favor, but she has not completely hated Zhen Huan and the others in her heart. Only by completely separating their hearts can An Lingrong be truly used by herself.
After An Lingrong left, Yixiu rubbed her forehead.
"Your Majesty, your headache has recurred. I will go and get the imperial physician."
Jianqiu looked at the queen's face with worry. She had served the queen for such a long time and knew very well the pain in her heart.
"No need, I've been used to it for so many years."
Ever since her elder sister snatched away her position as the legitimate wife, and her eldest son died young, she had long known clearly that no emotion was as important as power.
"How is Concubine Cao doing now?"
"I went to see her again a few days ago. From her expression, it seems that her illness has become more serious. The palace maids who serve her said that she has been awake less and less recently."
"Forget it. I thought she could be of some use, but I didn't expect her to be incompetent. This chess piece is completely useless. What about Concubine Li? How is she doing now?"
Lipin had slapped Hua Fei in the face by asking for Kang Luhai from Zhen Huan, and she has been feeling extremely nervous ever since.
Even though she later took the initiative to go to Jingren Palace to seek survival, Yixiu was always a little wary of her. After all, the credibility of this fence-sitter was too low.
"Lipin hasn't been able to see Hua Fei for a while now. Furthermore, Wan Changzai and Shen Guiren are so close to Hua Fei now. She must have a lot of complaints in her heart."
Jianqiu curled the corners of her mouth and smiled. This Lipin was an extremely stupid person. She was bewitched by her casual words and betrayed Hua Fei.
"Your Majesty, if this continues, things will get even worse. Concubine Shen is already favored, and Concubine Wan is helping her. Now these two are helping Concubine Hua, this..."
Yes, Hua Fei’s maternal family is powerful. Although the emperor is wary of her, he still has some affection for her over the years.
Yixiu knew very well the problems she was facing now.
I don't know what was wrong with Nian Shilan some time ago, she helped Concubine Duan adopt Wen Yi. If this continues, then the entire harem will belong to her, Nian Shilan.
The more she thought about it, the worse her headache became.
Nian Shilan's headache was different from the Queen's. She was in a much better mood now. The news of An Lingrong's sleeping with the emperor yesterday was immediately passed to Yikun Palace. But for her now, she no longer cared who slept with the emperor or who was favored. There were so many women in the palace. Instead of caring about them, she might as well think about how to get rid of the Queen.
However, the fact that An Lingrong was able to serve the Queen in bed meant that she was now completely on the same side as the Queen. Zhen Huan had to be a little careful and not be tricked by that little white flower.
"Your Majesty, news has come from Jingren Palace that the Queen has had a headache and that she can cancel her visits for the next few days."
Nian Shilan curled her lips in disdain. The queen always had a headache several times a year. As expected, when she got older, she should be more obedient.
"Who is attending to the sick in Jingren Palace now?"
"This servant has secretly inquired about it. It is Concubine Qi who is there now. Oh, and An Da Ying also went there before, but she left again not long after."
When Songzhi learned the news, she inquired carefully. It seemed that before Jingren Palace notified the other palaces, Concubine Qi was already waiting in Jingren Palace, as if she had known about this matter in advance.
"This is interesting. It seems the Queen is going to ask Concubine Qi, that idiot, to do something again."
After fighting with the Queen for so many years, I have some understanding of her.
This person will never let herself suffer any loss. Today she can make An agree to sleep with her, and tomorrow she will definitely make her pay something in return.
Now that Concubine Qi is there, it looks like the palace is going to be lively again.
"Where's the Emperor? Does he know the Queen is ill?"
Nian Shilan thought that although the emperor did not rest in Jingren Palace last night, the affairs of the harem could never escape the emperor's eyes.
"The Emperor is handling state affairs in the front hall and doesn't seem to be paying attention to what's happening in the harem."
"Well, go and ask Imperial Physician Jiang to come over and tell her that I caught a cold last night. Then go to Jingren Palace and tell her that I'm sick. To avoid passing the illness on to her, wait until you're feeling better before visiting her."
Although the queen exempted everyone in the harem from paying their respects, according to the rules, everyone should go and take a look when they knew she was ill.
But since I am sick too, let the Queen wait a little longer.
Nian Shilan claimed to be ill and did not go, but some other concubines had to make the trip.
Even if the Queen would not let her take care of him, she still needed to let others know that she was gone, so Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang asked Feng Ruozhao to go to Jingren Palace together.
But just as he arrived at the gate of Jingren Palace, he was stopped by Jianqiu, who said that Concubine Qi was inside taking care of the sick, and the Empress asked everyone to go back first.
"My ladies, please go back first. Concubine Qi is currently with the Empress, and An will be attending to her this afternoon. If she doesn't feel better tomorrow, I will arrange for you ladies to attend to her."
When Zhen Huan and the others listened to Jianqiu's words, they always felt something was wrong.
It's not surprising that Concubine Qi was taking care of the patient inside, not to mention that she was a concubine, so it was understandable that she started first. But in the afternoon, they arranged for Concubine An to be the first, skipping so many concubines in between. This is just unacceptable.
Of course, they had no right to interfere with the Queen's decision, but Zhen Huan still felt a little uncomfortable.
The Queen's action clearly told everyone that An Da Ying is now also a member of her camp?
A trace of helplessness appeared on Zhen Huan's face. After all, the sisterhood she thought of was just like this, and she still couldn't escape the temptation of power.
"What's wrong?"
Feng Ruozhao looked at Zhen Huan's face and asked with concern.
"It's okay. I just thought the Queen didn't need us here. And Concubine Hua isn't feeling well either, so why don't we go see her together?"
After hearing what Zhen Huan said, Shen Meizhuang immediately agreed, "Okay, then would Concubine Jing like to come with us?"
"Alright, let's go take a look. Concubine Hua rarely gets sick, but I don't know why she was so careless this time. Let's go together."
Ever since Nian Shilan took the initiative to go to Feng Ruozhao's palace last time, the relationship between the two has become much more subtle.
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