Chapter 228 The Turbulence in the Harem
"You really can't come in, Empress Xin. The Emperor is inside accompanying the Queen in her medical consultation and has ordered that no one in Linhua Palace is allowed to enter or leave." Qi Bao knelt down and said.
He had already stopped several groups of people, all of whom came to investigate after hearing the news. Only Concubine Xin was relying on her favor and was throwing a tantrum in front of the palace gate.
Hearing Qibao say this, she was also afraid that the king would blame her if the incident got out of hand, so she asked, "Is it His Royal Highness Prince Yu who has returned?"
"yes."
"That's what I thought! A carriage passed by the palace road before daybreak. I think it must be him." Concubine Xin was obviously very dissatisfied.
Qi Bao quickly replied, "Your Highness is too anxious about the Empress's illness, so he behaved like this. Please forgive me, Empress Xin."
"I heard that he brought a female doctor with him?"
"Yes, His Royal Highness Prince Yu did bring a female physician to examine the Empress."
"Since when did we at Tianyao have a female doctor?"
"Replying to Empress Yunfei, I'm not quite sure about this. It's not something we should ask about." Qi Bao pointed out.
Concubine Xin frowned and shrank her nose. She smelled a faint fragrance: "What is this smell?"
Qi Bao quickly replied, "Lunch is being served in the palace."
Concubine Yun thought that it would be inappropriate to disturb the king during lunch, so she had to return to the palace.
When passing by the garden, several concubines who were dressed up beautifully and preparing to meet the queen were gathered there chattering.
Concubine Xin deliberately walked a step slower and asked her subordinates to keep quiet so that she could listen to what they were saying.
"I heard that His Royal Highness Prince Yu brought a very beautiful woman into the Queen's palace."
"Woman?"
"Yes, a little girl passing by saw it."
"Maybe she's a healer!"
"It's not a woman, it's a woman of age."
"The king has gone too, could it be..."
"Could it be..."
"If you have free time, go and copy some scriptures to pray for the queen instead of dressing up in bright red and purple and chatting here. Those who know you want the king to see you, while those who don't will think you are so happy that the queen is sick!" Concubine Xin interrupted them.
"No, no." Everyone scattered like birds and beasts.
In short, Feng Aoqing's arrival caused countless waves in the entire palace, and everyone from the master to the servants was talking about it.
Everyone was wondering who she was and her relationship with King Yu.
People outside the palace also received the news quickly, and the princes who could not sit still also rushed to the palace. In the end, they were all stopped and turned away.
Now there was only Prince Yu in the queen's palace, and it became another topic of conversation.
Feng Aoqing had two things to do in the afternoon: one was making medicine, and the other was cooking.
Because there was enough time, she arranged some main dishes: beggar's chicken, braised pork ribs, steamed pork with rice flour, stuffed five treasures, and chopped pepper fish head.
These are all home-cooked dishes, but our king and queen have never eaten them. As long as it is something they have never eaten before, it is delicious.
Han Lang had nothing to do, so he wandered around the yard, observing the eunuchs and palace maids in the yard.
Some of these people are new, and some are old. He has basically screened the old ones, but he hasn't had time to screen the new ones yet, so he took a look today and didn't find anything wrong.
He questioned two eunuchs who often went out. For example, the daily meals were all prepared in his own palace. He rarely ate food from outside, and all the meals were handled by two close eunuchs. The possibility of being poisoned was extremely small.
One of the eunuchs suddenly called out, "Your Highness, I remember now. These days, each palace has been sending food prepared by themselves to the Queen. Some palaces are particularly diligent in sending food, and the variety is particularly consistent. They are all foods that the Queen has praised."
Feng Aoqing came over at some point. She shook her head and said, "It's not food. Even if it was food, it wouldn't have been sent by the person who sent it. Who would be so stupid as to poison the food they sent to harm the Queen? Han Lang, you don't need to ask anymore. You'll know tonight."
Feng Aoqing waved to the two young eunuchs and whispered a few words in their ears.
Feng Aoqing was deliberately mysterious, so the king and queen didn't say anything and just waited for her to come up with the final result.
After taking the medicine for the second time, the queen felt much better. She drank two bowls of hot fish soup at noon and two bowls of kelp soup in the evening and felt very comfortable.
Before going to bed at night, Feng Aoqing asked two young eunuchs to place two potted plants under the queen's window and on a small table beside the bed respectively, and told the queen to just rest assured and not to worry about anything else, as the truth would be revealed tomorrow morning.
The emperor went to the next room to rest, while Feng Aoqing stayed in the front room. Of course, Han Lang also stayed in the front room.
There was no bed in the front room, and the young eunuch spent a long time trying to arrange it, moving tables, chairs, and even couches. In the end, the person said they didn't need it and just wanted to sit there for the night. The frightened young eunuch kowtowed and begged for mercy, and finally a couch was brought in.
The young eunuch tried to persuade him again: "Your Highness, your room is already..."
Han Lang looked at him coldly.
"I'll be guarding my mother's bedside, watching for anyone who dares to say anything. If anyone dares to say anything, I'll cut out their tongue!"
The young eunuch had no choice but to bring more quilts before he retreated.
The two of them sat on the couch, each reading a book, which was quite comfortable.
"I'm afraid there will be a lot of people who can't sleep tonight." Feng Aoqing whispered.
"As long as you sleep well," Han Lang answered nonchalantly.
Feng Aoqing smiled. She knew that Han Lang's foreshadowing was a bit exaggerated, but it was useful.
Everyone would think that such a rude and unbridled person, who only favors one wife, must have no interest in the throne at all.
Anyone with a little interest knew to be cautious in what they said and did in front of the king.
The higher he jumped and the more violently he made trouble, the more reassured those people became.
"It's snowing." Feng Aoqing looked up and saw snow falling outside the window, then looked at Han Lang expectantly.
"Just sit down to warm yourself up." Han Lang's face was full of disgust, but he still held her hand and went out, using the leverage to carry her to the eaves.
When he went out, he took the snow cape from the clothes hanger and wrapped them both in it.
"Others are here to enjoy the snow, but you insist on getting wet in the snow and feeling the cold wind." He complained and hugged her tighter.
"Exciting." Feng Aoqing said with a smile.
"Since we like snow, let's go north from now on." Han Lang was planning his future in his mind.
"Well, as long as I don't go to the west, I'm afraid of the wind and sand." Feng Aoqing didn't care where he went.
"I've been to the west before. The wind and sand aren't that bad, but there's a lack of water, and I'm worried you won't be used to the food."
Feng Aoqing shook her head. "I'm not afraid of food, but the wind and sand hitting my face will make my skin rough, which won't be beautiful! Anyway, I can go anywhere, but I definitely won't go to Xizhou."
"If that's the reason, then we won't go. I'll listen to you." Han Lang loosened his grip a little, looked at the person in his arms, who was looking up at him with a smile, and kissed her deeply.
Feng Aoqing gently pushed him away because the timer in her arms vibrated.
"The time has come."
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