Chapter 616 Entering the Palace to Serve the Sick
"Master Gu." Xiao Yan, who had been silent at first, raised his eyes coldly: "Who are you letting go to Zuozhou?"
Gu Helian glared at him rudely: "Why, you can't protect Xiao Haitang yourself and you don't allow others to protect her? If they were in Zuozhou, who would dare to torment them like this..."
"Will you just shut up?"
Rong Yue looked at Gu Helian chattering non-stop and glanced at him with a headache.
Seeing Xiao Yan's face looking a little grim, she reached out to grab Gu Helian and pinched him: "You're the only one who talks too much. If it wasn't impossible to refuse, do you think Xiao Yan would agree to let us into the palace?"
"That's still incompetent..."
"Can you, will you go?"
Gu Helian: “…”
After Rong Yue scolded Gu Helian and told him to shut up, she turned to Xiao Yan and said, "Ignore him. Minister Qian, when will Ah Yue come over?"
"aunt!"
Speak of people and they will appear.
Rong Yue had just finished speaking when Qian Qiyue's voice came from outside the door. In just a moment, Qian Qiyue, dressed in a plain blue long dress and a white cloak, appeared and strode in hurriedly, lifting the door curtain with her hand.
Yue Jian followed her and held the curtain.
Qian Qiyue let go and said, "I came here as soon as I received the news. Mother just gave me a few more instructions before I left the house. Is it not too late?"
Tang Ning shook her head: "It's not too late, I just shouldn't have let you enter the palace with me and my aunt..."
"What are you talking about?"
Qian Qiyue's pretty face turned serious, and she said unhappily, "You and your aunt are so weak, everyone wants to bully you. The palace is full of cunning people, what if the Queen Mother or someone else takes the opportunity to torture you? At least I can beat them up if I follow them."
Qian Baokun's face fell, and he glared at his daughter: "What nonsense are you talking about? I asked you to accompany Tang Ning to protect them, not to fight with others."
Qian Qiyue was dissatisfied: "It's the same reason..."
"Still saying?!" Qian Baokun blew his beard and glared.
Qian Qiyue quickly shrank behind Tang Ning, and Qian Baokun felt a headache when he saw this.
"The palace is not the outside world. You are not allowed to fight with anyone unless it is absolutely necessary, especially with people in the palace. You must be careful with every word and action."
"When you enter the palace, control your temper. Remember to obey Tang Ning and Madam Rongguo in everything. Don't end up causing trouble instead of helping them."
Qian Qiyue muttered, "Dad, you just don't trust me. Mother told me this several times before I left. Besides, I'm not the same person I was before..."
She has been reciting Buddhist scriptures and beating wooden fish for half a month, and she is a person who has cultivated her character and done good deeds!
Tang Ning was hugged by her arm and almost laughed out loud when she heard Qian Qiyue muttering.
She looked up at Qian Baokun and said, "Don't worry, uncle. After entering the palace, Sister Ayue and I will be together. I won't let her be alone with others. Besides, Sister Ayue is smart and knows her limits."
Yue Jian stood aside and said, "Madam, when I just came back to pick up Miss Qian, I saw several carriages entering the palace."
Tang Ning nodded: "Brother, Uncle Qian, then my aunt, sister Ayue and I will go to the palace first."
Gu Helian was unhappy: "Be careful when you go there. If the Emperor and Empress Dowager really want to do something excessive, don't endure it. The worst that can happen is that they will overthrow the court."
This time, Xiao Yan did not refute Gu Helian's words. Instead, he stepped forward and looked at Tang Ning: "Have you put away the things I gave you just now?"
Tang Ning touched something hard in his sleeve and nodded: "I've put it away."
Xiao Yan said, "After entering the palace, even if Emperor An and the Queen Mother have any plans, they won't harm you openly. At most, they will use some shady means."
"After you enter the palace, stay with your aunt and Miss Qian in Shoukang Palace. When you leave Shoukang Palace, take Yuejian and Shilan with you. Never be alone at any time. If you are attending to an illness, the palace will most likely let you stay overnight for a few days. During this time, you don't have to pay attention to summons from other concubines, princes, etc., except for Emperor An and the Empress Dowager."
Xiao Yan said in a deep voice:
"If you really encounter something that endangers you, don't hesitate. Protect yourself first and don't worry about the consequences. Got it?"
Xiao Yan rarely talked like this, but Tang Ning didn't feel impatient at all. She just agreed seriously.
"Don't worry, brother. I remember everything."
Xiao Yan and Qian Baokun escorted Tang Ning and the others out of the mansion. After the three of them boarded the carriage, Xiao Yan said to Jin Yun, who was driving the carriage, "Tell the palace to protect the young lady and Madam Rong and the others. If anything happens, report back immediately."
He paused, his face stern.
"Tell Feng Lai and Yu Yanfeng that Tang Ning and the others should be taken care of first. If anything goes wrong, they can act according to their discretion."
The so-called "acting expediently" means to deal with Emperor An and his men in advance, take over the palace, and ignore the chaos outside.
Jinyun's expression was stern: "I understand."
Qian Baokun vaguely heard Xiao Yan's words from behind and pursed his lips.
I hope Emperor An is not stupid, otherwise...
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The weather in the winter months has turned completely cold. It hasn't snowed in Beijing yet, but the wind blowing in our faces is already bitingly cold.
When Tang Ning and the other two were entering the palace, the carriage was stopped outside the second gate. Yue Jian had just announced their names and explained that they were ordered to enter the palace to tend to the empress dowager, when an elderly palace maid came forward from outside.
"I greet Madam Rongguo, Princess Xiangning, and Miss Qian. Please follow me, my three nobles."
Tang Ning and the others had no objection and followed the palace maid into the palace.
Rong Yue was wearing a navy blue cloak and was dressed simply, but the dull color couldn't hide her outstanding face.
She smoothed the white fox fur around her neck and said to the palace maid in front of her, "May I know your last name, aunt?"
The man said respectfully: "My servant Fangqin, I am on duty in the inner court."
Rong Yue said gently, "Today, the palace suddenly sent an order for the three of us, my aunt and nephew, to come into the palace to tend to the Empress Dowager. I wonder how she is doing?"
Fangqin has a kind face, and even if there is a hint of worry on her face, it does not make people feel uncomfortable.
"Madam, the Empress Dowager has been ill for some time. Although she hasn't been feeling well, it hasn't been too serious. But about ten days ago, her condition suddenly worsened, and she often becomes unconscious. The Imperial Physician's Office has been guarding Shoukang Palace the entire time."
"Last night, the Empress Dowager's condition suddenly worsened, and she didn't recover until dawn this morning. The people at the Imperial Astronomical Observatory said that the Empress Dowager was in such a state because of an impact with the stars, and that she needed someone with great blessings to care for her. That's why His Majesty ordered the ladies of honor to enter the palace to attend to her."
Xiao Yan held great prestige in the court, and Fang Qin intended to curry favor with the future wife of Duke Dingguo, so she spoke very carefully.
"Madam and the princess didn't arrive early. Before you, the wife of Marquis Wenxin and Miss Zhou, the wife of Prince Huan and the concubine of Prince Ji, the mother and daughter of the Xu family, the daughters of the Cao and Fu families, the second young master's wife of the Liang family, and the eldest young master's wife of the Cui family had already entered the palace."
"So many people?" Tang Ning raised his eyebrows.
Qian Qiyue curled her lips subtly.
An empress dowager was seriously ill, so she sent a bunch of ladies and noble girls into the palace to take care of her. Did Emperor An plan to have one person serve soup and medicine while a group of people watched, or did he plan to set up a stage to perform an opera to refresh the empress dowager?
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