Chapter 523 I will never compete with the Crown Princess for favor
Arriving at Changchun Palace, Xu Muhua politely bowed to the Queen, who was as kind as ever.
The Queen waved to her and asked her to come and sit.
Xu Muhua walked over obediently and sat down on a stool nearby.
"I heard yesterday that the old lady was ill, so I had time to ask you to come and ask about her today. How is the old lady? Is she feeling better?"
The Queen asked with concern, her eyes flashing with genuine concern.
"My Queen Mother, thanks to the Imperial Physician, Grandmother's condition has improved."
"Why did the old lady suddenly fall ill? As far as I know, the old lady has always been in good health. It's not autumn or winter now, so why did she fall ill?"
Xu Muhua couldn't help but sigh, "Grandmother is already old. She wasn't feeling well some time ago. She said it was because of the cold at night and the servants were careless, so she started coughing. Unexpectedly, it got worse recently. The Imperial Physician said it was a hidden danger from her youth."
The Queen suddenly realized.
When the old lady was young, she followed the old Duke to the border and even went to the battlefield, and she suffered a lot of injuries. It makes sense when you put it this way, and there is really nothing that can be done.
"You don't have to worry too much. The old lady is blessed with a long life and good fortune. She will definitely get better in the end. Her good fortune is still to come!"
The queen comforted her.
Xu Muhua nodded heavily, "Well, I also believe that grandma will definitely recover in the end!"
The queen asked some more questions about the old lady's health. It was obvious from the questions she asked that she really cared about the patient, not just for show.
Xu Muhua still had a good impression of the queen and answered them one by one.
Finally, the queen changed the subject and asked about her life in the East Palace.
"You have been married to the East Palace for almost a month. How are you adapting?"
Xu Muhua nodded with a smile.
The queen looked at her expression carefully and saw that her face was rosy and her eyes were as clear as usual, without any sorrow, and she felt a little relieved.
"The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess should have a good relationship, but the Crown Princess is the Crown Prince's first wife, so it is normal for him to favor her. This just proves that the Crown Prince is a responsible man. Moreover, you and the Crown Princess have always had a good relationship. I hope you don't think too much about it. You need to take your time with some things. Do you understand?"
The Queen was worried that when she saw the Crown Prince favoring the Crown Princess in the East Palace, she would be sad and jealous, and would do something to compete for favor.
The key point is that there are only three women in the Crown Prince's backyard, and one of them has no sense of existence. Under such circumstances, causing a dispute over favor is not a good thing for the Crown Prince.
"Mother, I understand. Both the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are very good to me. I am very grateful and will not do anything to compete for favor with the Crown Princess. I will assist the Crown Princess well!"
The Queen smiled with satisfaction, "If things go on like this, I think good news will soon come from the East Palace."
Of course the Queen knew whether the Crown Prince went to the concubine's room in the East Palace. It was because she knew this that she felt that good news would soon come from the East Palace. Of
course, she also hoped that the Crown Prince's eldest son would crawl out of the Crown Princess's belly, so that the Crown Prince would have an eldest son. If he is both the eldest son and the legitimate son, many unnecessary disputes can be avoided. But there
was no good news from the Crown Princess for a long time, so she had to pin her hopes on the concubine.
Fortunately, Concubine Xu was born into a good family. If she gave birth to the prince's eldest son, there would be nothing wrong with her.
Xu Muhua understood what the queen said, and her heart couldn't help but tremble.
Eh, there's no way she could give birth to a child for the prince!
The prince's child can only be born by Arong! She
was complaining madly in her heart, but on the surface she was shy, lowering her head slightly and not saying a word. This made the queen even happier, and she thought that Concubine Xu and the prince should have a good relationship.
She was a little worried when the emperor arranged the marriage before, but now it seems that the emperor's behavior is not unreasonable.
As for other things... the queen decided not to think about these things for the time being. When the prince ascends the throne in the future, she believes that the prince will treat Concubine Xu and the Chengguo Mansion well.
The queen asked Xu Muhua to come over if she wanted to ask about the old lady's condition.
Xu Muhua guessed that half of the reason was that the empress herself was indeed concerned, and the other part was probably because of the emperor. He
did not ask directly, but through the empress.
Xu Muhua pretended to know nothing, and answered whatever the empress asked, seemingly innocent.
After sitting in Changchun Palace for half an hour, the empress finished her questions, and Xu Muhua stood up and said goodbye.
Because of the matter of the old lady of the Chengguo Mansion, the people of the Hu family took advantage, and everyone's attention was diverted a lot.
Not only the people in the Chengguo Mansion, everyone thought of a problem at the same time.
That is, if the old lady of the Chengguo Mansion can't make it this time, wouldn't the Chengguo Duke be worried? It just happened to be in the capital, and the old lady's illness seemed to be at the wrong time! General
Xu also understood that the emperor was taking action now, and it seemed that he could no longer tolerate it. Even if they escape this time, the emperor will still think of other ways. There are only thieves who can be thieves for a thousand days, but you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days.
So General Xu thought hard and had to make a decision.
He quickly submitted a memorial, saying that on the one hand, he was old, and after years of guarding the border, his body could no longer withstand the high-intensity training in the barracks; on the other hand, as a son, he had never been filial to his old mother, which was really unfilial. Now that his mother is seriously ill, he hopes to take care of her at her bedside to show his filial piety.
As for his retirement, the prince will naturally take over. The prince is young and inexperienced, and there are other veteran generals in the barracks. The border has been quite peaceful in recent years, so there is no need to worry that the prince will not be able to lead troops to fight.
General Xu spoke proudly, saying everything that should be said and shouldn't be said, and everything that should be arranged and shouldn't be arranged. He didn't give the emperor any chance to refuse or interfere. When
he submitted this memorial, all the officials
in the court were shocked. When the emperor looked embarrassed and confused at the morning court, the officials under him stood up one after another. They said all kinds of things, but the final goal was the same, which was to persuade the emperor to agree to Duke Cheng's request.
As for the emperor's other ideas, the ministers turned a blind eye.
Although he is the emperor, he cannot go too far. Even the most honest person will bite when pushed to the limit, not to mention that Duke Cheng has never been a docile rabbit.
After General Xu did this, many smart ministers began to doubt.