Eunuch Fu followed Emperor Jingxuan back to the palace, and it was Eunuch Quan who was guarding Xiao Chonghua.
Eunuch Quan held the whisk in his hand and said to Eunuch Cheng politely, "Your Majesty has issued an order, so I dare not release anyone at will..."
Eunuch Cheng chuckled and said, "The Queen Mother's decree is useless, right?"
Eunuch Quan smiled and said, "That's not what I meant... In this palace, after all... Your Majesty has the final say."
"Eunuch Quan, remember what you said today." After saying this, Eunuch Cheng said to the eunuch behind him, "Help the Third Prince to Yongshou Palace!"
Eunuch Quan tried to step forward to stop them but was stopped by several strong eunuchs.
Watching Eunuch Cheng taking the man away, Eunuch Quan spat, "Bah! What a jerk! You're just pretending to be a jerk and are acting like a jerk over your grandfather Quan's head! When your grandfather Quan becomes the chief eunuch, you'll have a hard time!"
Xiao Chonghua was taken to the Empress Dowager's palace. He was soaked to the skin and was kneeling before the Empress Dowager in an awkward manner. He fell down halfway through.
Eunuch Cheng hurriedly touched his forehead and said, "It's so hot!"
Although it was already summer, kneeling in the heavy rain for so long was too much for even a body of steel, let alone Xiao Chonghua, who was not made of steel.
When he was five years old, he fell into an ice hole and developed a chronic illness since then, and his health was not as good as that of the other princes.
"I will go and call the imperial physician." said Eunuch Cheng.
The Queen Mother looked at the pale Xiao Chonghua and sighed, "Call that girl into the palace."
"yes."
About half an hour later, Su Xiaoxiao appeared in Yongshou Palace carrying a medicine box.
Xiao Chonghua had already woken up and changed his clothes, but he had a high fever and felt a little dizzy.
Su Xiaoxiao took his pulse and listened to his heartbeat.
"It's a cold," she said.
Xiao Chonghua smiled weakly: "Thank you for making this trip so late at night."
Su Xiaoxiao put down the stethoscope and said, "Yes, it's quite troublesome. You should get better soon so that I don't have to run to the palace every day."
Xiao Chonghua smiled and said, "Okay."
Su Xiaoxiao wrote a prescription and Eunuch Cheng went to the Imperial Hospital to get the medicine.
This medicine also has a calming effect. Xiao Chonghua closed his eyes and fell asleep soon after drinking it.
"Miss Su, the Queen Mother asks you to come over." Eunuch Cheng said softly.
"Oh, okay." Su Xiaoxiao raised her hand and tested his forehead temperature. He was sweating, so the temperature went down a little. "Change his clothes later."
Eunuch Cheng agreed.
Su Xiaoxiao packed up the medicine box and turned to leave.
Xiao Chonghua slowly opened his eyes and watched her leave the room.
The Queen Mother set up a chessboard in the room.
"Come here and play a game of chess with me."
Su Xiaoxiao walked over and Eunuch Cheng took the medicine box for her.
She knelt down on the cushion opposite the empress dowager.
The Queen Mother is the white piece and she is the black piece, so she plays black first.
She picked up a chess piece and placed it in the middle.
Gold horns, silver edges and grass belly. Most people would make their first move at the corners, but she always starts from the center.
This seems to have become a habit for her.
The Queen Mother placed a white piece and asked, "How is the third brother doing?"
Su Xiaoxiao said: "Third Prince is fine, just remember not to overwork yourself."
The Queen Mother said calmly, "His body is not as good as the eldest and the second, but in terms of brains, the eldest and the second combined are not as good as him... The eldest was deceived by him, right?"
Su Xiaoxiao said calmly: "Jiang Taigong fishes and those who are willing to take the bait will do so."
Su Xiaoxiao said truthfully: "I don't support anyone, but compared to the Third Prince, I do dislike the First Prince more."
The Queen Mother snorted, "You are quite frank."
Su Xiaoxiao said calmly: "The Queen Mother is not an outsider."
The Queen Mother said, "That's enough. Stop trying to be nice in front of me."
At the age of the Queen Mother, what could she not see through? The dispute among the princes had already happened once in her son's generation. Now that her grandchildren have grown up, a new round of sibling fratricide is coming.
She couldn't stop her son back then, and now she can't stop her grandchildren either.
The Queen Mother gave birth to a son: "I don't understand why he doesn't like the third son, who is obviously the most like him."
On the surface, Emperor Jingxuan was very good to Xiao Chonghua and even arranged a marriage for him with the Duke of Huguo's Mansion. But that was because Xiao Chonghua was the only prince of the right age for Qin Yanran, and Emperor Jingxuan had no other choice.
Su Xiaoxiao dropped another move: "Perhaps your majesty hates your past self."
The human heart is very complicated, with both good and evil existing.
While Emperor Jingxuan enjoyed the throne, he also hated himself for doing whatever it took to get it. However, he was unwilling to admit this fact, so he projected all his dissatisfaction with himself onto his son who was most like him.
The Queen Mother sighed and said no more.
Coming out of Yongshou Palace, Su Xiaoxiao saw Princess Hui'an, who was standing alone on a tree-lined path.
She was wearing a blue and white palace dress, with a slender waist and her hair tied up in a princess bun. She must have just cried, her eyes were red, and tears were still hanging on her palm-sized face.
She is like a crabapple blossoming in the night rain, extremely beautiful, yet extremely fragile.
Su Xiaoxiao paused and walked towards her.
The tears that Princess Hui'an had been holding back finally fell at this moment.
I didn't cry loudly, but I felt a sense of brokenness.
"Princess Hui'an." Su Xiaoxiao spoke.
Princess Hui'an choked up and said, "They said... it was my third brother who made father sick..."
Princess Jingning has no brothers, but she has the destiny to protect the country, so she doesn't have to worry about who will be the new emperor. However, Princess Hui'an's fate is closely tied to Xiao Chonghua.
If she is spoiled, she will be a carefree princess. But if she loses power, she will become a victim of the royal family.
She would be betrothed to anyone who could bring benefits to the royal family, perhaps an elderly man, or a widower with eccentricities, or even married far away and never be able to return to her homeland.
"I just went to see my father... they stopped me from going in... I wanted to see my third brother... but my mother wouldn't let me go either..."
She cried bitterly, "Does the emperor not want me and my third brother anymore?"
"No." Su Xiaoxiao said, "Your father still needs your third brother."
It doesn’t matter whether you like it or not, as long as it is valuable.
Princess Hui'an looked at Su Xiaoxiao with sobs and asked in a tearful voice, "How did you know? Did my grandmother tell you?"
Su Xiaoxiao said softly: "Yes, the Queen Mother told me."
"That, that should be true."
She wiped her tears, raised her chin, and instantly regained her superior appearance, "This princess has not fallen out of favor, and I can still protect you in the future!"
After that, she stretched out her hand to Su Xiaoxiao and said, "Help this princess return to Qixiang Palace."
As soon as he finished speaking, Taozhi hurried over.
"Princess Jingning said that you haven't done well in your studies recently and you need to practice more. You will live in Kunning Palace for the next few days. When you are satisfied with the practice, you will be allowed to return to Qixiang Palace."
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