Chapter 30 Heart-shaking Reading The Queen Mother
looked up at Ying'an. Her eyes, which had experienced many vicissitudes and were full of stories, were now filled with something strange.
Two parts of murderous intent, three parts of curiosity, and five parts of scrutiny and suspicion.
The chief eunuch Cheng Lin behind her seemed to have noticed the Queen Mother's dislike for Ying'an, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Queen Mother, your medicine in Changshou Palace has been prepared, and the eunuch is waiting outside the palace to take your pulse, otherwise..." The Queen Mother
did not respond, but raised her legs and stepped forward: "Come, let me hold the princess."
Concubine Shu was always unwilling, but in front of the Queen Mother, she could only compromise.
She stepped forward, knelt down, and carefully placed Ying'an in the Queen Mother's arms.
Although she withdrew her hand, her eyes were still fixed on Ying'an.
The Queen Mother had always disliked the Prime Minister, so naturally, she had no good feelings towards her.
Also, because she had charmed the Emperor so much that he was distracted from state affairs before she was sent to the cold palace, and the previous dynasty was in turmoil, the Queen Mother had quite a few opinions about her, so much so that she suspected that she was framed and sent to the cold palace with the Queen Mother's help.
In addition, since the Queen Mother entered Guangling Palace, she has been quite displeased with Ying'an.
I'm afraid that being close at this time will not be a good thing for Ying'an.
Cheng Lin looked at the Queen Mother's indistinguishable expression, and lowered his head and said nothing.
Although the Queen Mother did not like Ying'an, she was the blood of the Emperor after all, and her granddaughter.
When she hugged Ying'an, she was still very careful, and even there was a bit of pity in her eyes.
[Although the Queen Mother is on the Queen's team, her embrace is so warm, she smells so good, and she's so pretty. Never mind, I'll save you this time with all my might.]
Thinking of this, Ying'an's little face began to rub against the Queen Mother unconsciously, and her eyes looked at her tenderly.
The Queen Mother's frown tightened.
If it was an illusion, then Ying'an's reaction and her inner voice were completely consistent now.
Could it be that she could really hear the little girl's inner voice?
"Forget it, I'm thirsty too, so I'll go sit in Guangling Palace. You go and invite the imperial physician to Guangling Palace, and let the imperial physician check my pulse here."
Cheng Lin was puzzled, but he didn't ask much, and only whispered, "Yes, Queen Mother."
Concubine Shu was surprised at the change in the Queen Mother, but she didn't dare to say too much.
Everyone in Guangling Palace became quite restrained because of the arrival of the Queen Mother. Even the little Ying'an who usually played with bubbles became much more obedient.
Nanny Chen and Nanny Xiang stood aside, fearing that they would do something to offend the Queen Mother and make their Concubine Shu angry.
"I just saw you making a tiger-head hat for Ying'an? These things are available in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. As a Concubine Shu, you should consider how to win the heart of the Emperor instead of focusing on these trivial matters." The Queen Mother glanced
at the tiger-head hat on the side.
Concubine Shu picked up the tiger-head hat and looked at it with her head down, with some pity and tenderness in her eyes.
"I am a new mother, and I want to do everything myself. As for the emperor's heart, I think that in his heart, the country is the most important, and then the concubines in the harem. Although I am in the harem, I also understand that it is not easy for the emperor, so I don't often bother him. I always think that I should be obedient and not cause trouble, so that the emperor can work less."
The queen mother looked up at the concubine, and the coldness between her eyebrows was gone, but she was also quite unhappy.
"You are the most sensible."
The concubine lowered her head and smiled: "Thank you, Queen Mother, for the compliment."
Ying'an listened to the conversation between the two in the queen mother's arms, and her heart was still talking.
【Fortunately, my mother was strong-minded enough and did not let the Queen Mother incite her anger. Otherwise, if my scumbag father became suspicious and hateful, I am afraid that if I wait for a month, I will be killed by the three-man team. 】
【The three-man team is now madly gaining points. I am afraid that if I wait any longer, someone will be promoted to the position of concubine. At that time, my mother's position will be truly threatened. 】
【It seems that the plan will be advanced. 】
The Queen Mother was surprised, but she did not show it at all.
There was a deep meaning in her eyes.
Cheng Lin came from outside the door at this time: "Queen Mother, Imperial Physician Zhao is here."
Hearing that the person coming was Imperial Physician Zhao, Concubine Shu's face sank.
The Queen Mother naturally noticed Concubine Shu's expression and said in a deep voice: "What Doctor Zhao did that day was indeed inappropriate, but he has received the punishment he deserves. Concubine Shu, don't be too unreasonable. You should be more lenient in the harem."
Concubine Shu lowered her head: "I will obey the Queen Mother's teachings."
Ying'an complained wildly in her heart.
[The Queen Mother is really good at PUA. Everything my mother does is wrong. ]
[First you said you wanted to fight, then you said you wanted to be lenient. You let me say the reason. This is simply leaving no way for me to live. ]
[Sure enough, in the palace, power is the most important thing. Right and wrong all depend on a word. 】
【The Emperor and the Empress Dowager are happy. You are allowed to tell the truth as long as you don't violate the principles. If they are unhappy, they will say a few wrong words, and even punish the nine clans without blinking an eye. They are moody and kill one without saying a word.】
The Empress Dowager found it funny that a baby could be so sentimental.
It has been like this since ancient times. The Emperor is the Son of Heaven. The Son of Heaven has the right to make rules and rule the world. It is nothing more than following the eight-character law.
Those who obey me will prosper and those who disobey me will perish.
She even thought that if the Emperor heard Ying'an's rebellious remarks, he might kill his own daughter for the sake of justice.
"Shufei, did you feel uncomfortable when you were holding Ying'an?"
The Empress Dowager lowered her head and teased Ying'an, and asked Shufei in a deep voice.
Ying'an's reaction now is no longer something an ordinary child can do.
She suspected that it was not her illusion, but Ying'an herself.
However, Shufei felt that the Queen Mother was just asking casually, and after all, it would be too boring to just sit here.
So she started to talk incessantly.
Her eyes were full of tenderness: "When I was pregnant with Ying'an, the emperor was very happy, and I was happy too, so I talked to Ying'an every day. But Ying'an was still young at that time, and there was no fetal movement. I only felt happy when I had morning sickness every day. Later, when the months were older, Ying'an became more sensible in the cold palace, and rarely made things difficult for me. Every night, she was very quiet, and during the day, she moved very vigorously, as if comforting me. Therefore, I am the luckiest person in the harem to have Ying'an, and I have no other requests." The
Queen Mother looked at Concubine Shu.
She tried to see a trace of desire for power and status in her eyes, but her eyes hid great love, warmth, love, and kindness, but there was no ambition or desire for the position of queen.
The Queen Mother lowered her eyes and said solemnly: "Let Doctor Zhao come in."
Cheng Lin lowered his eyes: "Yes, Queen Mother."
Doctor Zhao walked in and went to the Concubine Shu who was sitting on the side. When he heard that the Queen Mother was in the Concubine Shu's palace, he wanted to back out, but he didn't dare to leave because the Queen Mother didn't dare to leave.
He had been disliked by the Emperor and the Empress since the last incident with Zhi Zhaoyi. Now he finally climbed up to the high branch of the Queen Mother, and he really didn't want to lose this big tree.
He bowed his head in an orderly manner, knelt down to pay his respects, and kowtowed: "Your humble servant pays his respects to the Queen Mother and the Concubine Shu."