Chapter 48: Persuading the Queen Mother
Ji Yunshu was right beside the Queen Mother. Seeing her move, he slapped her away with his palm.
Her kung fu wasn't very good, but it was enough to deal with a weak woman.
The wet nurse staggered back a few steps after being slapped by her.
The people around the queen reacted quickly, and in the blink of an eye, two maids came forward and held the person down.
Yulian, the head maidservant beside the queen, asked angrily, "What did you do to the little prince?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, blood began to flow from the corner of the wet nurse's mouth.
Ji Yunshu looked at the palm he had just slapped out in confusion, wondering if that palm strike had such power?
Just as she thought this, she saw the wet nurse curled up, whimpered a few times, and then blood came out of all her orifices and she died.
Her blood was black, obviously she was poisoned.
Bai Ling stepped forward to check the other person's pulse and shook his head at Ji Yunshu.
The person died so quickly and tragically that Ji Yunshu couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling.
Seeing this, the Queen Mother raised her voice and said, "Are they all dead? Hurry up and drag them out."
Several maids rushed forward and dragged the man out.
As Ji Yunshu watched the corpse disappear, the chill in her heart grew stronger and stronger, causing her to shiver uncontrollably.
It is no exaggeration to say that the little prince is the lifeblood of the queen, but there are still people who can do something to him despite her strict defenses.
What about the emperor and my aunt? Could there be such people around them too?
Once something happens to these two people, no matter who comes to power, they will not be able to tolerate the Ji family, which controls 200,000 soldiers and horses in the north.
Seeing her standing there in a daze for a long time without any reaction, the Queen Mother thought she was frightened and pulled her to comfort her, "Don't be afraid, Ah Shu, it's okay."
Ji Yunshu finally came back to his senses: "Aunt, I'm fine."
The Queen Mother held her hand and found her fingers were cold. She frowned and said, "You have never seen anything like this before. Are you scared?"
Ji Yunshu shook his head and looked at the little prince who was still crying in Nanny Wen's arms. He said to Bai Ling, "Go and see the little prince."
Bai Ling stepped forward in response. The little prince was not affected at all by what had just happened. He was crying breathlessly and his face turned purple.
Bai Ling carefully checked the child's complexion and breathing, then said to Ji Yunshu, "The little prince doesn't seem to have any problems, but if he keeps crying like this and keeps spitting up milk, it's hard to say."
Dealing with a baby who is still breastfeeding is actually not a difficult task. As long as he can't eat or sleep well, problems will naturally arise.
At this time, the Queen also reacted from the shock just now, realizing that it was the girl beside Ji Yunshu who discovered that there was something wrong with the wet nurse. She couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong with the wet nurse?"
When the little prince first fell ill, she checked all the servants and found nothing wrong.
But now that someone has committed suicide by taking poison in front of them, the problem must be with her.
Bai Ling replied, "Her nails are a little blue. She must have been poisoned. However, the poison isn't serious. The adult is fine and might recover in a few days. But the child..."
Children can't stand it, so they spit up and cry.
However, the tiny amount of poison ingested through breast milk was too small for the imperial physician to detect.
If Bai Ling hadn't happened to see the wet nurse, he wouldn't have noticed anything wrong just by looking at the child.
Whenever the queen thought about her son being nearly killed right under her nose, she felt a chill run down her spine. She gritted her teeth and asked, "Is the little prince okay?"
Bai Ling said, "It's nothing. Just drink some stomach-clearing soup and you'll be fine."
The queen was relieved after hearing this. She turned to Ji Yunshu and said, "Thanks to my cousin, you saved An An's life again."
The birth of the little prince was quite turbulent, so the queen gave him the nickname An An, hoping that he would have a safe and smooth life in the future.
Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. I'm glad the child is fine."
Knowing that the Queen had something to deal with, Ji Yunshu asked Bai Ling to prescribe medicine for the little prince and then returned to Ningshou Palace with the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother was still regretting: "Why did you rush back? The Queen's place is in chaos, who knows if there might be someone else who is not suitable? You should have brought An An here."
Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "If the Empress is in trouble, wouldn't it be causing more trouble if we stayed here? With the example of that wet nurse, others wouldn't dare to act rashly even if they have problems. The other Empresses will definitely take care of it."
Seeing the Empress Dowager still looking at her with dissatisfaction, Ji Yunshu had no choice but to continue, "Empress Dowager is so cautious, yet she still has someone like the wet nurse around her. Can Aunt guarantee that Ningshou Palace is clean? Don't forget that Empress Dowager was tricked here last time."
If something happens to the little prince in the Queen's palace, all we have to do is deal with the servants.
But if something happened in Ningshou Palace, it would be a different story.
The Queen Mother knew she was thinking of her, but she still felt uncomfortable. After a moment's thought, she instructed Nanny Wen, "Have someone cooperate with the Queen and conduct another round of investigations of the palace. I don't believe there are so many people in this world who are not afraid of death."
Seeing that his aunt understood his feelings, Ji Yunshu said nothing more.
The Queen Mother waited for Nanny Wen to leave before asking her, "The two times you've been to the palace, you've always spoken up for the Queen. Are you worried about something?"
Ji Yunshu said seriously, "Last time, the Empress almost got into trouble in your palace. I've thought about it carefully and feel that those people were probably trying to alienate the relationship between you and the Emperor from the very beginning. Imagine what the consequences would be if their conspiracy succeeded?"
The Queen Mother was unconvinced and said, "Even if the Emperor blames me, so what? I am his biological mother after all."
Ji Yunshu felt that her aunt had lived a life that was too smooth. She was born as the legitimate daughter of the Ji family and was raised in the palm of her father's hand by her father and brother. When she grew up, she entered the palace directly as the empress. No one dared to touch her even if the other concubines fought each other to the point of bloodshed.
It’s not that she hasn’t seen dark things, but many of them haven’t happened to her, so it’s hard for her to empathize with them.
So she felt that her expectations of the queen were just normal requirements that a mother-in-law would have for her daughter-in-law.
In ordinary families, a little conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is not a big deal, but this is the palace, and even the smallest thing will be magnified.
If the conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is exploited, it will cause irreparable consequences at certain times.
"What can you do if you're not the Emperor? Think about it, if something really happened to An An, wouldn't you be sad? If that's the case, why leave such a loophole for people to exploit? You, like the Empress, have been trapped in this deep palace all your life without freedom. In fact, you can sympathize with her, right?"
Remembering what the Queen Mother had once told her, that being a favored queen wasn't easy, she smiled and said, "Although being a favored queen might not be easy, but with you protecting me, life in this harem will definitely be easier."
The Queen Mother stroked her brow for a long time before saying, "I always felt that you were different after getting married. You seemed more sensible than before, but you always seemed to be worried about something. Well, I know you are doing this for the good of me and the Emperor."
Ji Yunshu's heart skipped a beat when she heard her words. He knew in his heart that no matter how flawless the thing was, there would always be a difference if it was replaced by another person. The Queen Mother doted on the original owner so much, how could she not notice anything?
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