Meng Qi sat in the warm sedan, thinking about Fang Hua's words just now. When she calmed down, she realized who Fang Hua was talking about.
Yue Zhen, the third master of the Pingxi Marquis's Mansion, is good friends with Zhou Yu's brother-in-law, Xu Cheng, the prince of the Yong'an Earl's Mansion. Zhou Yu calls Yue Zhen "Third Brother Yue".
In her previous life, she had always believed Zhou Yu to be a dandy, which was one of the reasons she disliked him. Although Zhou Yu's appearance was one of the best in the capital, his appearance of playing with horses and dogs, coupled with the various unruly behaviors deliberately unleashed by Princess Hu of Shen County, made her even more disgusted.
She even thought that if she couldn't break off the engagement with Zhou Yu, she would rather become a nun than marry such a man. So, when Hong Zhe appeared before her with such a modest and gentlemanly image, she was instantly attracted to him. Hong Zhe's every move was what Zhou Yu didn't have, and it was exactly the kind of husband she longed for. She was like a moth to a flame, and she didn't look back.
The result of her resolute determination was that her mother died early, her third brother became depressed and frustrated, and the third branch of the Meng family became successful.
Meng Qi sighed again and opened the curtain of the sedan chair. Outside, Ms. Li followed the sedan chair step by step. There was nothing wrong with her posture and expression.
Two women came towards them, one dressed like a third-class palace maid, the other a woman dressed rather lavishly. When they saw Meng Qi's sedan chair, they stopped by the wall, their heads bowed.
The maid seemed to know Ms. Li and was very happy to see her. She wanted to talk to her, but when she saw Meng Qi sticking her head out, she thought for a moment and said nothing. Her behavior actually caused the woman next to her to look up at Meng Qi.
Meng Qi looked at the woman, who was in her thirties or forties, with a weathered face. He felt as if he had seen her somewhere before; she looked very familiar. Especially the way she raised her head and frowned, which reminded Meng Qi that he must know this woman.
How could they look so familiar? Had I seen them somewhere outside the palace? When Meng Qi turned to look again, the sedan chair had already passed the two people. The woman turned back to look at Meng Qi's sedan chair, as if asking the palace maid beside her who was sitting in it.
Meng Qi lowered the sedan chair curtain and returned her thoughts to the Third Master Yue that Fanghua had just mentioned. She frowned, wondering what position Yue Zhen had held in his previous life. Could it be that Zhou Yu knew Yue Zhen's plans?
And which prince had these people been attached to in their previous lives? Regardless of who it was, at least before she died, she knew Zhou Yu had secured the position of Crown Prince of Shen County. Although Meng Juan didn't favor him, she held the position of Crown Prince's wife securely. Even when Meng Hai later committed a crime, it didn't affect Meng Juan much.
In her previous life, the last time she saw Meng Juan was when she brought Zhou Yu's illegitimate son to visit her. Meng Juan proudly told her that she had adopted the illegitimate son as her own, and that she would now have a son. Her eyes were devoid of the sadness brought on by the execution of her father and brother, and the exile of her mother and sister-in-law.
Yes, as long as Meng Juan takes the position of Princess Shenjun and wants to take care of her mother, sister-in-law and nephews, Zhou Yu will probably turn a blind eye to it given his personality.
Since Zhou Yu was not affected in his previous life, Yue Zhen, who was with him, must have followed the right person. This person was either the crown prince or Song Chengze.
Meng Qi thought about this and shook her head again. She believed that Song Chengze had been able to sit in that position in his previous life because he had gradually built up his power during the three years since he ascended to the throne. Given Song Chengze's situation in this life, it was unlikely that he would have gathered so many people around him.
Thinking this way, he denied it again. It wasn't certain. Maybe Song Chengze was hiding it? Then, should he tell Song Chengze about what Fanghua said about Yue Zhen?
Before she could think any further, Ms. Li whispered outside the sedan chair, "Princess, we've arrived at Qionghua Palace."
Meng Qi got off the warm sedan chair outside the palace, and Aunt Mo, the maid in charge of Qionghua Palace, came forward to pay her respects.
"Is mother feeling better?"
Although everyone knew that Concubine Lian was indifferent and unpretentious, she had to have a reasonable reason for not paying respects to the Queen and not even showing up on the day of the festival. Therefore, it became common knowledge that she was weak and could not stand the cold wind.
In fact, Concubine Lian did need to take medicine all year round. It was said that it was a disease left over from when she gave birth to Song Chengze.
"Much better. I recently changed the prescription and it works pretty well." Aunt Mo wasn't very enthusiastic towards Meng Qi, but she wasn't cold either. She had just the right smile on her face.
"The prescription has been changed? Did the Imperial Hospital change it?" Meng Qi walked in first.
"No, it was a female doctor who went to the Eastern Palace. Princess Aihua had been feeling unwell a while ago, so the Eastern Palace found a female doctor from outside the palace. She took two doses of medicine and was cured. The Crown Princess introduced her to the Empress. The Empress thought that since she had been using the same prescription prescribed by the Imperial Hospital for several years, it would be a good idea to change it. So she took a few doses, and it really worked. The Crown Princess asked the female doctor to come and check Princess Aihua's pulse every two weeks."
Aunt Mo helped Meng Qi lift her left cloak. After they stepped onto the stairs, she continued, "Today was originally the day she came to check on her pulse, but it happened to be a big day, and the Crown Princess was busy, so the doctor came to check on the Queen first. She just left, and I'm afraid she saw the Princess' sedan chair on the road."
Meng Qi stopped and thought of the woman she had just met on the road. When Ms. Li saw Meng Qi standing there, she thought for a moment and walked forward to describe the woman's dress to Aunt Mo.
Aunt Mo nodded and said, "Yes, it's her."
Meng Qi was increasingly puzzled. Was that woman a doctor? That meant she had been seen in a clinic, and most likely one that specialized in treating women. But there was no way she'd ever come into contact with such a woman, so how could she be so familiar?
Meng Qi had a hunch that this woman was no ordinary person, and she must investigate her if she had the chance.
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