When the old emperor came in, he saw the queen and his nominal mother-in-law Jiang Fanghui.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Your Majesty has already left the court. Why are you suddenly here with me? What is the matter?"
The queen bowed first and then asked the old emperor directly about his purpose.
Jiang Fanghui saluted shyly, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
"No need to be so polite." The old emperor waved his arm, walked to the queen and affectionately put his arms around her still slender waist.
"My beloved concubine, what are you talking about? If I have nothing to do, can't I come to see you?
Can't I just miss you?"
The old emperor's words startled the queen. At the same time, she felt goose bumps on her arms and felt a little disgusted.
The queen frowned slightly, and there seemed to be a hint of resentment in her tone.
"That's rare. Your Majesty actually misses me. I thought your Majesty only had eyes for your younger sister, the Imperial Concubine."
The old emperor was amused and laughed heartily, "My beloved concubine, how could you think so..."
Jiang Fanghui, who was treated as a transparent person, saw how her daughter and the emperor got along with each other.
She was terribly frightened.
She was afraid that the emperor would be dissatisfied with what her daughter said and would vent his anger on her and her niece.
But it seems that the emperor is not only not dissatisfied, but is even quite happy.
The emperor is quite fond of Yue'er.
Yue'er was obviously lying to her mother on purpose!
Then while the emperor is in a good mood, she will plead for her niece in time. Maybe the emperor will agree if he is happy!
Jiang Fanghui's cloudy eyes rolled around, and she made up her mind to interrupt the flirting between the old emperor and the queen.
"Your Majesty, long live the emperor. I have something to tell you."
The queen clearly felt the coldness emanating from the emperor after her mother said this.
The emperor is unhappy.
She was too lazy to care about this matter. No matter what her mother wanted to say, let her say it.
At worst, their whole family will die together!
She was really tired and exhausted from cleaning up the mess made by her mother and her cousin, Concubine Shu!
Seeing that the old emperor's attention had been attracted by her mother, the queen sat down on the couch, picked up the teacup and started drinking.
"Your Majesty, I would like to plead for the Empress Shufei..."
Jiang Fanghui started the conversation and then began to speak emotionally.
The old emperor's equally turbid but dark eyes showed a hint of impatience.
He came here on purpose because he knew that the Queen's mother had come to Kunning Palace.
But he came here for other purposes, not to listen to her boring nonsense.
"Old lady."
The old emperor interrupted Jiang Fanghui's chatter.
Jiang Fanghui's words were suddenly interrupted. She was stunned and looked up at the old emperor in a trance.
"I know what you mean. I can tell you straight away that the Shufei incident hurt my son and grandson.
I can't bear to see Prince Kang's family suffer any injustice. If I accept your plea, I will agree to spare Concubine Shu.
Then how will my sons and grandsons look at me?
I will not issue any order to punish Consort Shu for the time being. Everything depends on the wishes of Prince Kang's family."
The old emperor's words were quite clear.
He directly put all the blame on King Kang's family.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Fanghui understood what the old emperor meant.
Isn't this just asking her to ask King Kang for help?
As long as Prince Kang's family is willing to forgive his niece, the emperor will not punish his niece!
By now, Lu Jianan, that little bitch who can't lay eggs, should have gone to Prince Kang's mansion.
It depends on whether she has the ability to persuade Princess Kang.
"Yes, I understand. Thank you, Your Majesty."
The old emperor nodded and sat down next to the queen.
"My dear, do you have anything else to say to your mother?"
The Queen put down the teacup and said, "I have nothing more to say, mother, please go back."
Jiang Fanghui sighed, then quickly bowed solemnly and left.
Prince Kang’s Mansion, Qingzhu Courtyard.
"The Prime Minister's wife wants to see me?"
Ye Peizhu listened to Qiuyun's report and almost didn't realize who the Prime Minister's wife was.
"Yes, the Prime Minister's wife came alone. She handed in a visiting card and is waiting outside the mansion. Does the princess want to see her?"
Qiu Yun asked.
Ye Peizhu had a complicated expression, "See, let her come in here directly."
Qiuyun agreed and left.
The Prime Minister’s wife...Lu Jianan.
I used to be her best friend.
After they got married, they had contact with each other.
But since when, Lu Jiannan has not contacted her on his own initiative.
She once went to the Prime Minister's residence to see her, but the people there said that she was not seeing guests for the time being, so she had to leave.
They haven't seen each other for many years since then.
Now, Lu Jianan suddenly came to see her...
Ye Peizhu frowned. If she remembered correctly, the Queen's brother was the Prime Minister, and the Concubine Shu was the Queen's cousin...
So Lu Jiannan, the Prime Minister's wife, came to act as a lobbyist for Concubine Shu?
Thinking of this possibility, Ye Peizhu's initial joy at seeing her former friend was immediately dashed like a bucket of cold water.
It turns out that their former affection was tainted by various interests after they got married.
Lying on the small bed, Song Jiujiu opened her bright eyes and watched the changes in her mother's expression, and guessed something.
[Is mother unhappy? I remember that the Prime Minister’s wife was a close friend of mother’s before she got married.
But the Prime Minister's wife came today, definitely not to reminisce with my mother, but to plead for Concubine Shu.
It’s quite funny to say, the circle in Beijing is really small, and all the people you meet are acquaintances.
The queen's daughter-in-law is a former friend of my mother, and my brother's wife is also a former friend of my mother. This relationship is quite interesting.
Mother, don’t be sad. Friends are temporary. It’s okay to know the purpose of the Prime Minister’s wife’s visit in advance. At least you don’t have to treat this former close friend sincerely later.
However, the Prime Minister's wife's fate in her previous life wasn't much better either; she was a pitiful person.]
Song Jiujiu was just sighing when Qiuyun came in with the Prime Minister's wife Lu Jiannan.
Lu Jiannan had already taken off her cloak when she was in the outer room. When she came in, Ye Peizhu almost didn't recognize her.
Lu Jianan, who was once an unmarried girl, was a plump girl with a round face and rosy cheeks, like a little apple, very cute.
But now that she is a wife, Lu Jiannan is so thin that she seems like she could be blown away by a gust of wind.
Her eyes were no longer as bright as they once were. Now they looked more like those of an elderly person in her twilight years, and the light in them was almost extinguished.
"Jianan?"
Ye Peizhu asked hesitantly.
Lu Jianan smiled wryly and nodded, "It's me, Peizhu, don't you recognize me?"
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