After listening to Ye Chen's words, Chen Qiu understood that the emperor and the queen were childhood sweethearts and had gone through those dark five years together. No wonder their relationship was so good.
Chen Qiu looked up and asked Ye Chen: "Is the imperial concubine favored because of her powerful family?"
Ye Chen said: "It's not favor, but fear. The Prince of Zhennan controls the military power in the south. If he has any intention of rebellion, the emperor will have no room to resist."
"Since the Prince of Zhennan inherited the title, he has only come to Kyoto once, two years ago. The Emperor doesn't know this new Prince of Zhennan well, so he doesn't dare to make any big moves."
Chen Qiu sighed and said, "Right now, you and I are truly under attack from both sides. Princess An Ning is openly wanting to marry you, and the Order of the Phoenix is hiding in the dark, attacking us from behind. It's hard to guard against, and it's a real headache."
Chen Qiu seemed to have thought of something and asked Ye Chen, "Oh, my husband, speaking of the Phoenix Society, when you took out the relic that Master Wenxin gave you that day, Aunt Zhao reacted so strongly. What is this relic used for?"
"Isn't that the transformation of Wenxin's master? Could it be that Wenxin and his master are also members of the Order of the Phoenix?"
Ye Chen said: "They are from the royal family of the previous dynasty, not from the Order of the Phoenix."
"The Order of the Phoenix was founded by Princess Duanjing. Wenxin's master is her younger brother, and Wenxin is her brother's son. He is also the last crown prince of the previous dynasty."
Chen Qiu said, "Then isn't Wenxin the grandson of the former emperor?"
Ye Chen smiled and said, "Yes."
"Before the previous dynasty's royal family was destroyed, they hid a batch of treasures for future restoration. Princess Duan Jing opened it once when she founded the Order of the Phoenix, but she destroyed the original mechanism, so they had to rebuild it."
"The mechanism was arranged by Wenxin, and he hid the method of opening it in this relic."
Ye Chen took out the relic from his arms, and Chen Qiu took it. Looking at it from left to right, it was just an ordinary piece of bone. Apart from the faint light on it, it was no different from an ordinary human bone.
Chen Qiu looked at the bone, almost gluing his eyes to it. Ye Chen said, "That's not the way to look at it. If it were that easy, how could it still be called a treasure?"
Then he took the relic and said with a smile, "There is a map inside, and it requires a specific method to make it appear."
Chen Qiu looked at Ye Chen and asked, "How did my husband know this?"
Ye Chen smiled and said, "I asked Mu Qing to go to Xiangguo Temple to ask for self-reflection." He couldn't tell Chen Qiu that this was something he had found out bit by bit in his previous life.
But looking at Chen Qiu's expression, his Qiu'er obviously didn't believe it, but Chen Qiu didn't ask any more questions. Since he couldn't say it, there must be a reason why he couldn't say it, so he just didn't ask.
The two returned to the Duke's Mansion and went directly to Rongwei Hall, where dinner was in progress.
The maid reported: "The Duke and his wife are back."
Madam Xiao said, "Huh? Didn't you go to the palace? Why are you back so early?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Qiu and Ye Chen came in. As soon as they entered the door, Ye Chen said, "Add two sets of bowls and chopsticks, we haven't eaten yet."
Then a maid brought stools, and Ye Chen and Shen Qiu sat down.
Xiao Hang looked at them and asked, "Didn't you go to the palace to eat? Why are you back hungry?"
Ye Chen didn't say anything. Chen Qiu smiled and said, "Something happened, so we didn't get to eat."
Madam Xiao asked hurriedly, "What happened? You haven't even finished your meal."
Ye Chen said: "The Imperial Concubine stuffed someone in for me, and we had a quarrel, so we came back early."
Madam Xiao said, "Push someone in? What person?"
"Xing'er, go ahead."
Xing'er looked at Chen Qiu, who shook his head. Madam Xiao said again, "Tell me, I want to see how this Imperial Concubine is stuffing people in."
Xing'er finally spoke up and told Madam Xiao what had happened in the palace. Madam Xiao put down her chopsticks with a bang and said, "This old monster Lu's daughter is too much! It's not her turn to manage my own grandchildren and granddaughters-in-law. Even if her father were alive, I would think he was nothing. What? Having a brother who is a prince is so great?"
"She's causing trouble for my grandson's wife. I went to the palace to look for her. Is her daughter unwanted or something? She insisted on marrying my grandson. The Ye family doesn't have any concubines."
"And a co-wife? Does she think my old woman is dead or something?"
As he was about to stand up, the old Duke stopped him and said, "Calm down. Since they're back, it means the matter hasn't been resolved. I'll have someone find out more about it first, okay?"
Chen Qiu also hurriedly said: "Grandma, I didn't suffer any loss. I even scolded Princess An Ning, it's just..."
Madam Xiao asked, "What is it?"
Chen Qiu blushed and said, "I was just quick-witted when I was scolding, and I even scolded myself."
Xiao Taijun was stunned and asked, "What did you scold yourself for?"
Chen Qiu lowered her head and said, "She said that her husband is a flower and I am cow dung. I said that only with me, the cow dung, can the flower be fragrant."
Everyone was stunned at first, then burst into laughter. Chen Qiu really wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. Ye Chen said in her ear while picking up some food for her: "If there is no crack in the ground, you can hide in your husband's arms for a while!"
Then Ye Chen held Chen Qiu's head in his arms, and Chen Qiu acted like an ostrich, deceiving himself that others could not see it, but he could not stop the laughter that was getting louder and louder.
Finally, the old Duke said, "Okay, stop laughing. Qiu'er is pregnant and hungry!"
Lan Yu laughed and said, "Xiao Qiu...you...you are so cruel...cow...cow dung! You can even curse like that. Hahaha..."
Ye Chen said: "Okay, Qiu'er is here to protect me. If you guys want to laugh at me, I'll take Qiu'er back to Qiuchen Courtyard! She's still hungry!"
Then everyone coughed and slowly quieted down.
Ye Chen lowered his head and said to Shen Qiu: "Qiu'er, let's eat. Today we have your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs!"
Chen Qiu then came out of Ye Chen's arms, and then looked at everyone. She found that everyone was eating their own meals and no one was looking at her, so she picked up the chopsticks and continued eating!
After dinner, Xiao Hang and Lan Yu followed Ye Chen and others to Qiuchen Courtyard. Ye Chen called Mu Qing to the small study in Qiuchen Courtyard to talk.
Chen Qiu asked Lan Yu to help take care of Xiao Fu. The old Duke's treatment was almost over these days, and Lan Yu was not so busy.
Although Xiao Hang had explained Xiaofu's condition very clearly, Chen Qiu still wanted to see her again, so that she wouldn't suffer too much if she lived a few more years or if her health deteriorated later on.
She didn't know what Xiaofu's life was like before she met her, but since she trusted her and called her sister, she couldn't ignore her. It would be fine if she didn't have the ability, but now there was a ready-made doctor, so she would treat her to the best of her ability.
Lan Yu took Xiaofu's pulse and pinched Xiaofu's body like Xiao Hang did, but this time, Xiaofu cried out in pain several times.
Lan Yu looked at her waist and said, "There's no cure. Her body is already at the end of its strength. All I can do is give her another year or two. There's really nothing else I can do for her!"
Shen Qiu asked: "Is the treatment painful?"
Lan Yu smiled and said, "It won't hurt. I'll make her some pills. Just two a day will be enough!"
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