Chapter 327: Entering the Palace to See the Queen Mother
Ji Yunshu laughed heartily: "It seems that our Second Young Master's wife has finally figured out how to take the initiative."
Wei Yuanmin has many powerful backers, but now her life is threatened. If she still swallows her anger and pretends to be virtuous, she will be hopeless.
With the evidence that Zhao Heng poisoned her, she can do whatever she wants.
The family is always in turmoil, and Yao should be worried.
The master and servants were chatting and laughing as the carriage arrived at the palace gate.
Ji Yunshu walked all the way to Ningshou Palace. Tomorrow was the Emperor's Birthday, and the palace maids and eunuchs were busy cleaning up. The palace had been decorated with new clothes.
Entering Ningshou Palace, Ji Yunshu saw the Queen Mother leaning on the couch, two young palace maids massaging her legs, and fresh fruits and cakes were placed on the table beside her.
She couldn't help but feel envious. This was the life people should live.
She had just squatted down to salute when the Queen Mother hurriedly said, "Come here quickly and let me see you. You have no conscience. You have been away for so long and didn't even write me a letter."
Ji Yunshu: “…”
She discovered that the Queen Mother and Zhao Shen both liked to say that she had no conscience.
It was obvious that these two people were the ones she cared about the most.
She walked over to the Queen Mother and sat down next to her. "What are you talking about, Aunt? The person I miss the most when I'm away is you."
The Queen Mother touched her hand and said, "I know you went out this time for the Emperor, but also for me. You've lost weight again, and you don't know how to take good care of yourself."
Her eyes were full of heartache when she looked at Ji Yunshu. Girls from other families were all blessed by their families and lived a carefree life, but the girl from her Ji family, despite having a noble status, seemed destined to have no peace.
Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "In my aunt's eyes, I'm getting thinner every day. But in fact, I'm getting healthier because I'm exercising more outside."
What she said was true. Although she practiced martial arts every day before, the amount of activity was limited, and she was mostly relaxed and lazy on weekdays.
This time in southern Xinjiang, I was really busy. Except for a few days of body aches at the beginning, I quickly adapted to it.
She felt much better.
The Queen Mother carefully looked her up and down before nodding and saying, "You look more energetic."
Ji Yunshu said happily, "Yeah, it's very comfortable outside, and I feel much better."
The Queen Mother actually did not approve of her going out all the time. After all, she was already married. Even if Zhao Shen was by her side, it would inevitably cause gossip if the news got out.
I was just about to say something to her and tell her not to be so bold and willful in the future.
But looking at her sparkling eyes, I couldn't say it at all.
I thought to myself, forget it, Zhao Shen doesn't care anyway, let others say whatever they want, it's my own life to live anyway, and being happy is the most important thing.
Thinking of this, she smiled and said, "You must have been reborn in the wrong place. If you were a man, your father would take you to the north, where the sky is high and the land is vast, and you can roam freely."
As she spoke, a look of nostalgia appeared on her face.
Ji Yunshu recalled that before her aunt got married, she had followed her grandfather to ride horses in the north, but now she had been imprisoned in this deep palace for more than twenty years.
She couldn't help but say, "Aunt, you don't have much to do in the harem now, so you can go out for a walk."
The Queen Mother is only in her forties. How boring it would be if she were locked up in this palace for the rest of her life.
The Queen Mother's eyes lit up for a moment, then she shook her head and smiled bitterly, "When I go out, I have a bunch of guards and attendants following me. It's better not to go out if I have to go through so much trouble."
Ji Yunshu blinked. "Can't you sneak out? Anyway, as long as you say you don't want to see anyone, it doesn't matter whether you are in the palace or not."
The Queen Mother knocked her on the forehead and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? I ran away secretly. What happened to me? How can I let people say it?"
Ji Yunshu also knew that his idea was unreliable, and nodded sullenly: "I understand, I'm just worried that you'll feel uncomfortable if you always stay like this."
The palace is such a small place, and the Queen Mother doesn't like to go out, so good people will become useless over time.
It was no wonder that those concubines loved to fight. Ji Yunshu felt that they were not necessarily vying for the emperor's favor.
It’s lonely in the deep palace, you have to find something to do.
After all, these days, there are very few entertainment activities.
Her words brought a surge of warmth to the Queen Mother's heart.
Everyone thought she was lucky. She was born as the legitimate daughter of a marquis, married the most noble man in the world, became the queen as soon as she entered the palace, and after her husband died, her son ascended the throne and she became the empress dowager.
She looked truly precious, but no one knew how she had managed to survive in the palace for the past twenty years.
She doesn't even care about her son.
I only have this little niece, and I’m afraid she’ll feel uncomfortable.
The Queen Mother looked at Ji Yunshu with an increasingly loving expression: "I'm used to it. Besides, I've been listening to you these days and not caring about the affairs of the palace. I've even been out and about often. The imperial physician said that my health is much better than before."
Managing palace affairs is not an easy task and is very energy-consuming and mentally demanding. The imperial physician had previously told her that she should relax and get more rest.
Now it has been done.
She is quite satisfied with her current life.
Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "That's good. Tomorrow is the Emperor's Birthday. I was worried that my aunt would be busy organizing another palace banquet."
The Queen Mother shook her head: "How long can I control this? It's time for the Queen to gain some experience."
After saying that, she came back to her senses and said, "Don't change the subject. I heard that this trip to southern Xinjiang was very dangerous. Are you okay?"
"I came back yesterday and rushed to the palace today. If I were injured, would I dare to come? I'm accompanied by many people this time, including the secret guards you gave me. Besides, everyone knows that I'm your sweetheart. How dare you touch me?"
The Queen Mother laughed at what she said: "I am nothing, but Zhao Shen, that kid, must have put in a lot of effort to protect you."
Ji Yunshu said confidently, "I'm his wife, isn't it his responsibility to protect me?"
When the Queen Mother saw her like this, she knew that their relationship was much better than before.
She smiled and said, "It's as it should be. I didn't expect that a strange combination of circumstances would lead to a good marriage. It shows that everything is destined by heaven."
Ji Yunshu thought that he had turned all this around by himself.
But if you think about it carefully, isn't it destiny that she appeared here at such an appropriate time?
"Aunt is right. Our house is bustling with activity now. There will be many wonderful performances to watch in the future. It is all thanks to your imperial decree."
How could the Empress Dowager not know about the affairs of the Changxing Marquisate? Thinking of the news sent in by the spies, she couldn't help but shake her head. Seeing Ji Yunshu's expression of watching a show from the sidelines, she said seriously, "You are the Crown Prince's wife after all. You have been married for a year. Don't always take everything so lightly."
Ji Yunshu blinked. She was just gloating for a moment, so why did the fire burn on her?
Seeing her puzzled expression, the Queen Mother regretted that she had spoiled her blindly and raised her to be ignorant of the world.
She married a husband who lets her do whatever she wants. It's been more than a year, but she's still like a girl, not worrying about anything.
She didn't know what Zhao Shen was thinking, but it was time to give Ji Yunshu some advice.
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