Seeing Song Qu taking away several wet nurses and palace maids from her palace, Lanpin, who was stunned on the spot, suddenly reacted and no longer cared about the emperor who had already left. She hurried forward and called out to Song Qu:
"Eunuch Song, what are you doing? My Sixth Prince is very picky about food. He only eats the first few sips of milk and can't eat more than that.
Someone must be found to feed him. The five wet nurses here are just enough. If you take three away now, the Sixth Prince won't be able to eat enough."
"And the palace maids who serve me here have been so busy since I gave birth to the Sixth Prince. These palace maids are not enough. If you take a few more away, it will be even less!"
Hearing this, Song Qu's eyebrows jumped. Is there such a picky person? Only eating the first few mouthfuls of milk? He thought that Lanpin must have spoiled her, or Lanpin was just making it up to prevent him from taking her away.
What's more, there are not enough palace servants. The Queen sympathized with Concubine Lan's hardship in giving birth, and not only gave her several wet nurses, but also added several extra palace maids and eunuchs, which far exceeded the configuration of a concubine.
These matters were all handled by the Empress. The Emperor never interfered much. Moreover, since the Empress had made the decision on this matter, it would be inappropriate for the Emperor to go against the Empress, so he did not interfere.
Now that these people have been taken away, the staffing here at Lanbin's place is just right and there is no shortage.
Song Qu smiled, but his tone remained unyielding: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I know how difficult it is for you, but this is the emperor's order, and I dare not disobey the emperor's order!"
Song Qu had a bitter look on his face, looking very embarrassed.
When Concubine Lan heard what Song Qu said, all her words were stuck in her throat. Song Qu didn't dare to disobey the emperor's order, and she didn't dare to do so either.
She could only watch Song Qu leave with those palace maids and wet nurses.
Until the figure completely disappeared, Lanpin stomped her feet with a distorted expression: "Bah, what a thing, using the emperor to pressure me!"
Her maid Biyun stepped forward and advised, "My lady, please don't be angry. The Emperor is still furious. When he calms down, he will definitely send those wet nurses and palace maids back. After all, you still have the Sixth Prince. How can the Emperor have the heart to treat his own son so harshly?"
Hearing this, the furious Concubine Lan gradually calmed down. Yes, she was the prince's biological mother, and the emperor always valued his offspring. How could he bear to treat his son badly? He would definitely return the person to her after he calmed down.
But...why is the emperor angry?
Just because she said that the Sixth Prince was unwell, she invited the Emperor to come?
"The Sixth Prince is unwell. What's wrong with me asking the Emperor to come? Why is the Emperor so angry?"
Hearing this, Biyun glanced at Lanpin secretly and said cautiously: "My Lord, I'm afraid the main reason why the Emperor is angry is not because of this, but because of Concubine Jing."
After hearing Biyun's words, Lanpin's eyes slowly fell on Biyun. Biyun hurriedly said: "You think, the emperor was originally going to Jingfei's Yunqing Palace. My master, you invited the emperor here halfway, and the emperor must be unhappy.
Although this has happened before, this time it was because Concubine Jing was ill, and the Emperor was inevitably worried. It seems that the Emperor's friendship with Concubine Jing has always been there."
The excuse the master used to intercept the emperor before was even smaller than this incident. The emperor has already come, so why would he be angry just because the matter of inviting the emperor was not important? There must be other reasons.
The emperor had originally gone to visit Concubine Jing after hearing that she was ill. However, his own master intervened halfway, delaying the emperor's visit to Concubine Jing. That's why he was so unhappy.
After hearing Biyun's words, Lanpin also thought of this. It seemed that all the previous things were illusions. The emperor must still have Lan Xiang in his heart. She actually thought that the emperor was conquered by her charm and no longer liked Lan Xiang, that cold and boring person.
Thinking of this, Lanpin's anger intensified. She said to Biyun, "Send someone to Yunqing Palace to investigate and see if the emperor is really that obsessed with my good cousin!"
Biyun hurriedly bowed and responded: "Yes, Master!"
On the other side, Gu Qilan left Lanpin's place with a sour face and went straight to Yunqing Palace.
This time the emperor did not disturb anyone. After entering the palace gate, he signaled the palace guards to keep quiet. Until he arrived outside the bedroom door, it was time to go to bed, and there was no one else in the courtyard.
Gu Qilan looked at the bedroom with the lights on, stopped unconsciously, and signaled the people following him to move away.
At this time, intermittent voices came from the bedroom: "Master, it's time to take the medicine. Although it's just a slight cold, your body has always been weak. It's better to take the medicine to get better faster. Besides... If you don't take it, the emperor will know..."
Although the emperor had conflicts with his master and had not visited him for a long time, his master was weak, so the emperor ordered the imperial physician to take his pulse every few days.
The master caught a cold today. If he didn't take the medicine, the imperial physician would have reported it to the emperor truthfully.
After a while, another cold voice sounded: "I'm fine. Go pour out the medicine and take the empty bowl out. The doctor won't know."
Hearing this, Gu Qilan's brows unconsciously bulged. He raised his hand, pushed open the door of the bedroom, strode in, and said in a deep voice: "The imperial physician will not know, I already know!"
The sudden appearance of the Emperor startled the masters and servants in the room. Concubine Jing hurriedly stood up and greeted the Emperor: "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."
Gu Qilan looked at Concubine Jing who was squatting to greet him with an aloof expression, and he felt a nameless anger in his heart that he had nowhere to vent, burning him all over.
But seeing her sickly face and frail body, Gu Qilan's anger was suppressed. He raised his hand to signal Concubine Jing to excuse herself from the formalities, and said in a gentle tone, "Why don't you take the medicine?"
Concubine Jing stood up and took two steps back to create some distance before saying, "I am fine. I don't need to take medicine. It was the imperial physician who made a fuss and alarmed the emperor. It's late at night, and the emperor has examined me. I am truly fine. Your Majesty, please return."
Listening to Concubine Jing's indifferent tone, Gu Qilan felt that his nameless anger was burning again. He didn't say anything and pursed his lips tightly.
After a while, Gu Qilan seemed to sigh softly, and suddenly walked to the edge of the couch and sat down: "It's late at night and it's hard to walk, I will rest here with you tonight."
As he spoke, Gu Qilan signaled the palace servants to help him wash up.
Concubine Jing was a little confused for a moment, but when she came to her senses, she quickly said, "Your Majesty, I am not feeling well and I am afraid I cannot serve you..."
Unexpectedly, Gu Qilan said, "I didn't ask you to serve me. You were not feeling well, so I came to serve you."
Concubine Jing was shocked by these words: "...Your Majesty... How dare I ask Your Majesty to serve me..."
However, before she could finish, Gu Qilan said to Qian Dai behind her, "Why don't you go and help your master wash and undress."
Qian Dai finally came to her senses and replied blankly: "Ah...Ah, yes, I will go right away."
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