Master Qiufeng was very satisfied with the performance of the Imperial Uncle, which showed that he was not a greedy person.
Seeing this, the Imperial Uncle did not refuse him again. He gratefully accepted the pills from Daoist Qiufeng, then held them in his hands and hurriedly presented them as a treasure, finally finding a jar to put them in.
When the Imperial Uncle handed the pill to Feng Yu, Feng Yu refused it.
"Father, this pill is so precious. Neither you nor Mother have taken it yet. How can I swallow it?"
You silly boy, your mother and I are healthy and have no problems. We have nothing to do and need to take on any burdens. You are very weak, and the Taoist priest said that you are the grandson that your grandmother values most. Your grandmother is going to be involved, right? So you should take this pill quickly and take care of your health.
“Father, I wish to present this elixir to His Majesty. After all, such a precious item should rightfully belong to His Majesty. Furthermore, he still needs His Majesty's help with the upcoming marriage. Therefore, we may present this elixir as a token of our sincerity as the Imperial Uncle’s family, so that His Majesty may know that we are utterly loyal to him.”
After hearing Feng Yu's words, the emperor's brother-in-law wavered somewhat.
"Father, let's do as the child says. Anyway, there's plenty of tonic here, so it won't harm your health."
After Jian Fengyu said this, the Imperial Uncle did not refuse any longer. He also believed that the pill should be given to the Emperor, since it would be a way to curry favor with the Emperor and make it easier to discuss the upcoming marriage.
And so, the pill was delivered to the emperor overnight.
"Is this Taoist priest really as miraculous as you say?"
The Emperor held the pale golden pill in his hand and examined it closely under the candlelight. He couldn't help but sigh in admiration. This pill was truly beautiful. Although he had no doubt about the pill itself, he was suspicious of the identity behind it. After all, the Emperor valued monks more and was inwardly repulsed by them. He felt that the Empress Dowager was not only eccentric and temperamental, but also unlike monks, she was not tolerant.
"In response to Your Majesty, it is indeed quite miraculous. He had foreseen it beforehand; the exact time of my mother's death was exactly as predicted."
Upon hearing the words of the Imperial Uncle.
After hearing the words of the Imperial Uncle, the Emperor put the pill away and addressed the Imperial Uncle.
"Madam Feng was my mother-in-law after all. I am deeply saddened by her sudden passing. Tomorrow, I will have Her Majesty the Empress return to keep vigil."
"I thank you Lord for your kindness."
Although the Emperor very much wanted his brother-in-law to bring the Taoist priest, his mother-in-law had just passed away, and the most important thing at the moment was to deal with the aftermath. So, he abruptly changed his mind halfway through his speech, ordering the Empress to return to keep vigil.
Since ancient times, the saying "a married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl" has been prevalent in common folk traditions. After marriage, if a woman's parents pass away, she would still return home to hold the funeral. However, this was especially true for women who married into the royal family, particularly empresses. The empress would then return home to observe the mourning period; this was considered an immense blessing.
"Did either of you notice anything amiss in today's match?"
On the way back, Li Youran looked at Jiang Qianqian and Zhou Caidie, who were sitting on either side of the carriage, and said.
"It is indeed very strange. Liu Qingqing was ignored by everyone when he attended poetry gatherings before, but today he was surrounded by a group of people."
Jiang Qianqian was much more perceptive than Zhu Caidie. She had already noticed that something was amiss. Normally, Liu Qingqing was extremely unpopular, especially after Zhu Caidie had publicly humiliated him. However, the crowd didn't reject Liu Qingqing because of this incident; on the contrary, they were much warmer towards him than before.
"Really? I haven't noticed anything unusual about today."
Zhu Caijie was careless; when she attended the poetry gathering, she was only focused on the interesting poems and didn't pay any attention. "What's different?" she belatedly asked.
"The attitudes of these young masters and ladies reflect the changes in the court. Perhaps His Highness the Prince is about to stir up some trouble again in the coming days."
"Justice," she said calmly, then closed her eyes. This was also why Li Youran attended the poetry gathering. Firstly, she disliked noisy places like this, but she knew the best way to discover changes in the court was to attend these gatherings of young masters and ladies. From their reactions, she could tell who her father or husband had been getting closer to lately. These things wouldn't be directly reported to the court, but they could be observed privately. Every time Li Youran attended such a gathering, she would tell the Crown Princess what she had discovered, and the Crown Princess would then tell the Crown Prince, thus uncovering clues.
The next morning, Li Youran intended to go to the construction site to tell the Crown Princess about this matter, but unexpectedly, before he even got out of bed, the steward hurriedly came to report that the Crown Princess had arrived.
You, You Ran felt quite surprised, after all, once the Crown Princess moved into the East Palace, it wasn't so easy for her to come out. He hurriedly went to the door to greet her, only to see that the Crown Princess had already alighted from the carriage.
"Why is my sister allowed to leave the palace today?"
After a few days apart, the Crown Princess's belly had grown larger and larger, like an inflated balloon, and she was even starting to walk rather clumsily. Li Youran carefully supported the Crown Princess.
"Today, Her Majesty the Empress went to the Imperial Uncle's residence to pay her respects, and I went along as a formality. I was really not feeling well, so it was just a formality."
As the Crown Princess spoke, she lay wearily on Li Youran's soft couch, then spoke to Li Youran with a gossipy expression.
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