After staring at Qin Wu for several seconds, Yan Shiyi finally answered, "His name is Nan Lou, and he is the ninth son of the King of Southern Xinjiang. He is very ugly, sinister and cunning, especially lustful, and good at casting spells. He is not a good person."
"You'd better not come into contact with him, otherwise you might get caught in his witchcraft if you're not careful."
Yan Shiyi was particularly serious when saying this, fearing that Qin Wu would go to meet this person.
After all, after the spring, the contract between the two countries needs to be revamped, and Southern Xinjiang will send envoys to Da Zhou.
He didn't want Qin Wu and Nan Lou to have any contact or any danger.
Seeing Yan Shiyi's nervous look, Qin Wu smiled and said, "I understand. I won't take any risks."
In her previous life, Southern Xinjiang sent envoys to her, but she was locked up in the Qi family and had no chance to go out. She never met the Prince of Southern Xinjiang until all the envoys left.
However, even if she went to meet the Prince of Southern Xinjiang, she would be fully prepared.
The weather today seemed to be even worse. After Qin Wu gave the empress dowager acupuncture, her appetite became better and better.
Qin Wu then wrote a prescription and asked the maid in the palace to prepare the medicine for the empress dowager to drink.
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"I thought I wouldn't live through the new year." The Queen Mother still looked haggard, but her spirits had improved a lot. "I didn't expect you could make me feel better."
"Queen Mother, God will bless you. As long as you relax every day, you will live longer."
"My illness is so painful. If it weren't for you, I would not want to live even if I could only linger on."
"Queen Mother, please don't say such unlucky words."
"The Imperial Master said that you are my lucky star." The Queen Mother held Qin Wu's hand with a look of pity on her face. "I heard that you broke off your relationship with the Qin family. Talk to me and tell me how the Qin family bullied you and made such a good child like you take this step?"
"If you have any grievances, tell me and I will talk to the emperor on your behalf and ask him to teach Prime Minister Qin a lesson."
Qin Wu had met the empress dowager several times at palace banquets before, and they even exchanged a few words.
However, the Queen Mother did not pay much attention to her. She only knew that her relationship with the young masters of the Qin family was better than that of siblings. She also protected the reputation of the Qin family and always surrounded the young masters of the Qin family at palace banquets.
The Queen Mother only knew that the Qin family had found their biological daughter, and since she was seriously ill, she didn't care about what was happening outside.
After spending these days with Qin Wu, the Queen Mother realized that Qin Wu was a particularly thoughtful person. When others treated her well, she would treat others even better. She was truly a grateful person.
People in her palace also praised her highly.
She didn't believe that Qin Wu would break off ties with the Qin family for no reason.
Qin Wu treated the palace maids and nannies in the palace, so naturally she gained their favor.
The Qin family is not something she can touch, so she has to make the Queen Mother her backer. She has to cling to the Queen Mother's thigh. Unless it is an important matter, she will not let her help.
"Thank you for your concern, Queen Mother. I have no grievances." Qin Wu said calmly, "After all, Prime Minister Qin's biological daughter has been found. I have occupied her life for more than ten years. If I stay in the Qin family, I will only feel sorry for her."
Qin Wu didn't say anything bad about anyone, but the empress dowager could hear her grievance.
She didn't ask any more questions and felt that Qin Wu was a good woman with impeccable character.
If she had not married Qi Xiuzhe, she would have wanted her to marry into the royal family.
"If you have any grievances, you must tell me and I will take care of it for you!"
"I know. You are so kind, Queen Mother." Qin Wu acted coquettishly towards the Queen Mother.
This made the Queen Mother love her even more.
"Queen Mother, you can take medicine starting today, and your body will gradually get better, so I don't need to give you acupuncture every day."
At this point, Qin Wu said in embarrassment, "I also want to come to the palace every day to accompany you, Queen Mother, but you know I just gave birth to a child, and the child still needs me as a mother to take care of him. I want to come to the palace to see you every few days, is that okay?"
The Queen Mother smiled and almost forgot that Qin Wu had just given birth to a child.
One has to observe confinement after giving birth, but Qin Wu didn't even observe confinement after giving birth in order to treat her, which touched the empress dowager even more.
"Madame Tan, go get me my jewelry box."
The Queen Mother opened the jewelry box, took out a jade bracelet from it and put it on Qin Wu's wrist, "This bracelet was given to me by the Grand Queen Mother, and now I give it to you as a reward."
"My Queen, this is too precious."
"These are all external possessions. If it weren't for you, I would probably be lying in bed and unable to even eat." The Queen Mother patted the back of her hand, "Keep them."
The jade is emerald green and lustrous, without any flaws. It is a very high-quality jade bracelet and is very valuable.
If she refused, it would ruin the Queen Mother's kindness. Qin Wu accepted it and expressed her gratitude again.
The Queen Mother smiled and took out a longevity lock and handed it to her. "This is the longevity lock that I had someone make before. I give it to your child to protect her from disasters and keep her safe and sound for the rest of her life."
The Empress Dowager gave birth to two children, one was the Emperor, and the other had an unexpected miscarriage. The safety lock was made and has been put away ever since.
Looking at the longevity lock, Qin Wu's eyes turned red. She thought that no one would care about her daughter.
After all, she gave birth to a daughter, not a son, and the Qi family was not happy. Old Madam Qi just took a look and didn't ask any more questions. She didn't even come to see her again. She was very disappointed that she gave birth to a daughter.
After all, in this era, boys are valued over girls, and if you can't give birth to a boy, you will naturally not be welcomed.
If there is still no son after two or three years, the elders will take a concubine for the husband to give birth to a son as soon as possible to carry on the family line.
She thought her daughter would not be taken seriously.
But the Queen Mother gave her daughter a longevity lock to keep her safe, and she was really touched.
With the blessing of her elders, her daughter will surely be safe and sound.
Qin Wu knelt down and kowtowed to the Queen Mother solemnly, "Your servant kowtows to the Queen Mother on behalf of An Nuo. May the Queen Mother live a thousand years, a thousand thousand years..."
"Alright, alright." The Queen Mother laughed, "Stand up. In front of me, just treat me as your grandmother. There's no need to perform such formalities."
"The Qin family doesn't have this blessing. I will be your relative from now on."
"Yes, Grandmother."
Qin Wu's eyes were sparkling and her heart was touched and warm.
After coming out of the Empress Dowager's bedroom, Qin Wu thought of the Imperial Master. He had brought her a silver note worth 500,000 taels, and she had to send it back first.
Anyway, she would go to Qin's house in the afternoon, so it wouldn't take much time.
As soon as she stepped out of the Queen Mother's Palace, the maid beside the Queen stopped Qin Wu.
"Princess, the Queen asked me to ask how the Queen Mother is doing and when I can come to pay my respects to her."
"Report to the Empress Dowager for me that the Empress Dowager is feeling better now. She will be back on track after taking medicine for half a month. The Empress Dowager will be able to come and pay her respects to the Empress Dowager then."
"Yes." The maid responded, and then said, "The Queen has one more thing she wants to tell the Crown Prince's wife."
"Half an hour ago, Prime Minister Qin specifically looked for the Queen, asking her to give an immediate explanation for the incident between Miss Qin and the Crown Prince at the plum blossom viewing party."
"The Queen didn't find the murderer who drugged the two of you, so she could only find a palace maid to take the blame for this matter."
"The maid has also been taken away by Prime Minister Qin and handed over to the prefect."
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