Three days later, at the palace.
Wen Heng was knocking on the stone table. He had just gone outside the palace to get back the message delivered by Ling He. Ling He had delivered two messages in a row. He felt that something was unusual, so he hurried outside the palace.
At this moment, all he could think about was Ling He's second secret letter.
What does this mean, little girl?
The one in the open is naturally the prince. He makes things difficult for himself everywhere just to vent Lu Seyan's anger. Then who is the one in the dark?
She wouldn't say that for no reason.
What's scary is the unexpected person. He went through all the princes in his mind. There's no need to think about the one who seems to dislike him. It's definitely not him, so...
Could it be him?
"Heng'er, why are you here alone? Why don't you come in now?"
Wen Heng stood up and saluted the Queen Mother. "I heard from the maids that you were resting. I don't want to disturb you, so I'm waiting here."
"You kid, even if you have to wait, go inside and have something to eat and some tea while you wait. It's windy and sunny outside."
The Queen Mother looked at him distressedly, "But what's the matter?"
Wen Heng nodded. "Nothing. I just came to see you. I want to know if you are feeling better after taking the medicine for so many days. I want to ask my friend to increase or decrease the dosage."
"You are still careful." The empress dowager's heart is not made of stone. Her grandchildren are all filial to her, but only a few of them really care about her affairs.
"Grandson only hopes that grandma is well, so that... I will have someone to protect me." Wen Heng said truthfully.
"You're not hiding anything at all."
Wen Heng is not stupid. How could his grandmother be an ordinary old lady when she was able to support his father to the throne all by herself?
When his grandfather passed away, his father was about the same age as him, and the court was in turmoil due to internal and external troubles.
However, didn’t we get through all of this?
So, he didn't intend to do anything of his own from the beginning. It was nothing else but, isn't it normal for him to seek shelter when he is weak?
And his honesty made the Queen Mother like him even more.
"As long as I am alive, I can protect you for one day, but I can only protect you. As for the rest, you don't have to worry about me."
"My grandson just wants to live." Wen Heng said.
The Queen Mother smiled and took his hand, "Then we two, the grandfather and the grandson, are of the same mind. If you really have other thoughts, I can't protect you."
The Queen Mother smiled and didn't have any inappropriate thoughts. This was a good thing. Even if she really closed her eyes, she could still protect him.
But she didn't want to say this too early.
"Come on, go into the house with the Empress Dowager and sit down. Wait for Imperial Doctor Guo to take the pulse, then you can talk to the child."
Soon, Doctor Guo's diagnosis yielded results. The medicine was effective and the condition was much relieved. Doctor Guo was very excited. He had not spoken before because there were so many people around, but this time he finally got the chance.
"Your Highness, who is this friend of yours? I really want to meet him."
"Doctor Guo, please leave first. I am tired. We will talk later."
"Yes!" Doctor Guo looked at Wen Heng reluctantly, but he had no choice but to retreat.
After he left, the Queen Mother dismissed her attendants and said with a smile, "Heng'er, when will you bring this little girl you mentioned to the Imperial Grandmother for a checkup? She is quite capable. Imperial Doctor Guo does not submit to anyone, but I can see that your friend really wants to learn from her."
Wen Heng smiled lightly, "Grandmother, the girl I'm talking about is more than just something he should admire. When he really sees her, he will definitely be shocked."
"Why? Is this girl ugly?" The Queen Mother frowned. "It's okay if she's ugly. A capable girl doesn't rely on her looks to make a living."
Wen Heng smiled, "Grandmother, I will keep it a secret for now. She doesn't want to come to the capital at the moment. When she comes to the capital one day, I will bring her to you to see. You will be surprised too."
"Oh?" The Queen Mother smiled. "Now that you mentioned that, I want to see her even more. How happy is this child that she doesn't even want to come into the palace?"
"She doesn't know that you are her grandson's grandmother." Wen Heng suddenly smiled, "Maybe she knows!"
Xia Zhiliao is so capable, will my identity still be a secret from her?
"It wouldn't be surprising if I knew, but I want to meet this girl even more. How many people in this world don't want to be associated with the royal family?"
The Queen Mother smiled bitterly, "Take those maids outside the palace for example. They try to get close to you brothers whenever they get the chance. The one from the Jiang family..."
"She is much worse than the little girl from the Lu family."
"Lu family? Are you talking about Lu Seyan?" Wen Heng asked.
"But, even though she is of a rather shameful status, she is smart and knows the big picture."
Wen Heng could see that the Empress Dowager had a good impression of Lu Seyan.
"Grandmother, the Lu Seyan you are talking about doesn't seem to be the same person as the Lu Seyan I have seen before!"
The Queen Mother was very shrewd. "What's going on? Tell me, did I misjudge the person, or did you recognize the wrong person?"
Wen Heng did not exaggerate and just told the empress dowager everything that the mother and daughter had done. The empress dowager's face looked a little ugly.
"I guess my grandson recognized the wrong person!" Wen Heng said.
The Queen Mother smiled, "Heng'er, you should know your current situation. It is unwise to offend the girl of the Lu family who is protected by several brothers. Why do you still do this?"
"Grandmother, they have people they want to protect, and my grandson has people he wants to protect too," Wen Heng said with a little bit of cunning, "Of course, protecting this person is also protecting Grandmother!"
When the Queen Mother looked over, Wen Heng had already said, "The little girl from the Xia family I was talking about is the little miracle doctor who treated you. If anything happens to her, I'm worried about the health of the Royal Grandmother."
The Queen Mother looked at Wen Heng and asked, "You want to use me to protect that girl?"
"It's not about using her. Even if the Royal Grandmother doesn't do anything, I won't let her get into trouble. I'm just telling the Royal Grandmother what I saw with my own eyes. As for what kind of person Miss Lu is, the Royal Grandmother has her own conclusion, and I won't influence her."
The Queen Mother smiled coldly, "Indeed, I have my own conclusion."
"You should ask that girl to come to the capital."
Wen Heng shook his head. "Grandmother, I won't let her come if I can't protect her. If you want to see her... I have an idea."
After a moment, the Queen Mother pointed at him and said with a smile: "How could you have thought of that? I am so old, and I am still leaving the palace?"
"Why not?" Wen Heng said, "The Royal Grandmother is not old at all. Besides, do you really not want to see that girl Xia Zhiliao?"
…
The Xia family was filled with joy.
Tomorrow is the wedding day of Xia Jinheng and Lei Siniang, and the Xia family is very lively.
"A-choo, a-choo!" Xia Zhiyi sneezed several times in a row and rubbed his nose. "Strange, who is scolding me?"
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