The prince accompanied the emperor to meet Tian Mingwu and Zhao Yiming, and took over Xiao Qingheng and those officials' children from the two, and finally dealt with the matters at hand.
He rubbed his brows tiredly, then stood up and returned to the East Palace.
But when he reached the fork in the road leading to the Empress Dowager's Cishou Palace and the Eastern Palace, he turned and headed towards Cishou Palace.
In Cishou Palace, the empress dowager was still trapped in that bedroom.
All the items for worshiping Buddha were in the small Buddhist hall, but fortunately there were pens, ink, paper and inkstone in the bedroom, so she spent these days passing the time by copying Buddhist scriptures.
When the prince came, the queen mother was still quietly copying Buddhist scriptures in front of the window as usual.
Seeing how smoothly and fluently she wrote, one could tell that she had memorized those Buddhist scriptures long ago. If I didn't know what she had done, I would have really thought that she was a kind person who was devoted to Buddhism.
"I didn't expect that the Empress Dowager, who is such a devout Buddhist, does not have a kind and gentle heart, but a treacherous, vicious and ruthless black heart." The prince curled his lips as he looked at the Empress Dowager who was concentrating on reciting Buddhist scriptures.
Then the Queen Mother seemed to be in a trance. No matter when the Prince walked into the bedroom just now or when they were arguing with each other now, she never raised her head or even glanced at the Prince.
The prince was not annoyed and continued, "To be honest, I think the Empress Dowager is more like a member of the royal family. She is cold-blooded, ruthless, and will do anything to achieve her goals.
But my father is always too soft-hearted. He tolerates me again and again because of the kindness he showed me in our childhood.
But, my Imperial Grandmother, you know that even the greatest kindness will eventually wear out."
The Queen Mother paused for a moment, but continued to copy the Buddhist scriptures without saying a word.
The prince walked to the window and looked out at the snowflakes that had begun to fall again. "Grandmother, I came here today to tell you a piece of good news."
"Yaoyao has returned safely a long time ago. Not only has Yaoyao returned, but my cousin, the Princess of Anping County, has also returned.
He even found the long-lost wife of the loyal and brave general, An Wan, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Anguo.
When my grandson came over, General Tian had already returned home after reporting on his duties. I guess his family is now reunited!"
Hearing this, the empress dowager finally stopped writing. The fine wolf-hair brush that had just been dipped in ink was just hanging over the half-written Buddhist scripture. A drop of thick ink fell and hit the snow-white rice paper, ruining this page of Buddhist scriptures.
The Queen Mother put down the pen in her hand in some annoyance and could not write another word.
The prince stepped forward and picked up the page of Buddhist scriptures, sighed and said regretfully, "What a pity."
After putting down the Buddhist scriptures, he looked at the Queen Mother again, "Grandmother, you might not know yet! The hand of Prince Wenxuan, Qingheng's cousin, is completely ruined and there is no way to save him.
Even if the poison is removed later, the hand will have to be amputated to save his life.
I heard that he is in great pain now when the poison takes effect, and his whole body emits a foul odor, even dogs are disgusted by him. Do you think that if he were locked up in the Sky Prison, would the rats, ants, snakes and insects like him particularly?
Why don't you let me go visit him tomorrow on behalf of the Empress Dowager. If you have anything you want to say to him, I'll tell him for you."
With a "bang", the Queen Mother smashed the inkstone on the table, and the expensive and exquisite carpet was immediately covered with ink spots.
"Master..." The secret guard outside the house heard the noise and appeared at the door of the bedroom the next second.
The Crown Prince raised his hand to signal them to leave, then looked at the Queen Mother, "Grandmother, since you smashed the inkstone, are you no longer copying Buddhist scriptures?"
"He is your cousin, how can you be so cruel? You have ruined his next life." The Queen Mother pointed at the Prince and accused him hysterically.
"Oh!" The prince said sarcastically, "When the Empress Dowager had Yaoyao kidnapped, did she ever think that she was your granddaughter, the precious daughter held in the hands of my father, the emperor, and the queen.
You were the one who planned the abduction of Yaoyao and Xiaochen last time! Do you know that although Yaoyao doesn't like you in her heart, she has never been on guard against you and never thought that you would harm her?
But what about you? You never thought of letting her go.
Since you have never thought of letting my own sister go, why should I pity an insignificant cousin?"
"You..." The Queen Mother was furious, gasping for breath, and after a while she said, "You are fine, you are more like a king and a royal family member than your father.
You are as cold-blooded as I am, so what qualifications do you have to look down on me?"
The Crown Prince looked at the exasperated Queen Mother calmly, "Of course, my grandson is different from my grandmother. I can be even more vicious and cruel than my grandmother in my actions, in my dealings with people, and in my dealings with others."
After that, he stood up and walked towards the door. "Since the Royal Grandmother has nothing to say to my cousin Qingheng, then I will take my leave first. I will come to visit the Royal Grandmother when I have time."
The Queen Mother watched the Prince leave with resentment in her eyes.
As soon as the prince walked out of the door, he heard the sound of things being smashed in the room.
The prince didn't even turn his head and ordered the secret guards, "Clean up and keep an eye on my grandmother."
After visiting the Buddhist temple to see the progress of the secret passage investigation, he headed towards the East Palace.
In the general's mansion, Tian An and An Wan had a comfortable hot bath and were letting the maids take care of them, feeling comfortable all over.
Mrs. An waited so long for her daughter to come and she didn't want to leave her for a moment. After she changed her clothes, she personally used a towel to twist her hair and combed it.
Seeing that An Wan's face was only covered with pink scars, she couldn't help crying. "Wan'er, does it hurt?"
An Wan hugged Madam An's waist and buried her head in her arms. She rubbed it twice like a child, then said softly, "It doesn't hurt. It was numb at the time, but I got used to it later. An An also gave me an injection when she performed the operation. I just felt like I dozed off, and then An An told me it was over."
Mrs. An was heartbroken after hearing An Wan's words. How could such a big wound not hurt? This child was still the same as before, so sensible that it made people feel distressed.
Old Madam An pressed the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, then straightened An Wan up and picked out an elegant and plain velvet hairpin from the makeup box that had been prepared long ago and put it on her.
"This is a velvet flower hairpin developed by An An, which symbolizes prosperity. This one was made by Yun Xu and mother herself. Mother wishes you a life free from disasters and prosperity for the rest of your life."
An Wan has suffered for half her life. Now her husband is capable and her children are outstanding. It is appropriate for her to wear this glorious hairpin at this time.
Tian An stood aside and watched his mother and grandmother get along leisurely. He pouted and said, "Ah! As soon as mother came back, I fell out of favor with my grandmother."
Madam An glanced at her unhappily, "You're already married, and you're still acting like a spoiled child."
Old Madam An loves her daughter dearly, and An Wan also loves her daughter dearly.
After helping my mother sit aside, she took the comb from the maid and tied her hair herself, and also picked out a velvet hairpin from among the hairpins for her to wear.
The mother and daughter looked at each other and picked one for the old lady to wear.
I just hope everyone lives a prosperous and healthy life for the rest of their lives.
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