Chapter 237: Vicious Female Supporting Character vs. Childless Emperor 81
The people from Yongshou Palace still stopped Ji Yunhuan and refused to let him go.
Ji Yunhuan felt more and more that something was wrong. There must be someone hiding in the Queen Mother's room.
The Empress Dowager's Yongshou Palace was not so easy to break into. The imperial guards could only stay outside the palace, and the only people she could bring in were palace maids and eunuchs. When the two sides were in a stalemate, Princess Rong'an came out.
She glanced at Ji Yunhuan and bowed reluctantly, "Greetings to the Queen Mother. My grandmother is still sick, and the Queen Mother is making a scene here. How can it be so disgraceful? Even after becoming the Queen, she still behaves like this. It really brings shame to the royal family."
Ji Yunhuan stared at Princess Rong'an suspiciously. If it was only Princess Rong'an inside, there would be no need to stop her like this.
It's normal for a granddaughter to visit her grandmother. There's nothing shameful about it. Is there someone hiding in the house?
Princess Rong'an felt uncomfortable being stared at and subconsciously avoided Ji Yunhuan's gaze. She was afraid that she would be exposed, so she didn't dare to stay any longer and walked out with her maid.
Ji Yunhuan curled up the corner of his mouth into a smile. There was something wrong with those two maids.
Princess Rong'an liked to be served by palace maids gifted by the empress dowager. The behavior of those two maids did not seem like that of trained palace maids.
Ji Yunhuan gave Qiao Yue a wink, and Qiao Yue understood immediately. She found an inconspicuous eunuch to go out and notify the imperial guards to let them keep an eye on Princess Rong'an.
Ji Yunhuan was not in a hurry to go in. After waiting for a while, a purple-robed maid came out of the room and said loudly, "The Queen is very filial. There is no need to inform her. Please come in."
The maidservant beside Ji Yunhuan wanted to follow in, but was stopped by the purple-robed nanny. "The Queen Mother is seriously ill, and too many people will cause trouble. It is inevitable that we will offend the Queen Mother. The Queen can go in alone."
Qiao Yue said in dissatisfaction: "Just now, Princess Rong'an was able to bring two maids in, but why is it that our queen is not allowed to bring anyone? Our queen is of noble status, is she not as good as a little princess?"
Madam Ziyi's eyes flickered for a moment. She didn't dare to continue to dwell on this question, and could only reluctantly say, "Then take one. The Queen is here to take care of the sick, not to enjoy herself. Everyone else, go out and don't disturb the Queen Mother's peace."
Ji Yunhuan followed the purple-robed nanny into the house through twists and turns.
She found that the layout of Yongshou Palace was quite complicated, and it seemed that it could be rebuilt and perhaps even had some mechanisms installed. Unfortunately, she only learned the basics from her second brother and did not understand much.
If she really brought people in, they might not be able to find the Queen Mother's residence.
The room was filled with a smell of medicine. The empress dowager was leaning against the head of the bed, wearing only a bright yellow nightgown, with her hair tied in a bun and a headband. If it weren't for her rosy complexion, she would have looked like she was really sick.
Ji Yunhuan stood three feet away from the Queen Mother, bowed slightly, and said politely: "I pay my respects to the Queen Mother. I heard that the Queen Mother is seriously ill, so I brought some medicine here specially. I hope the Queen Mother will recover soon."
The Queen Mother smiled lovingly and waved at Ji Yunhuan, "Good boy, you are thoughtful. Come closer and let me take a good look at you."
Ji Yunhuan walked forward and stood upright in front of the empress dowager's bed.
The Empress Dowager is quite good at pretending. Even though she has embarrassed Madam Jiang so much, she can still pretend to be kind.
Taohong looked around and quickly brought a chair and placed it in front of the Queen Mother's bed.
Ji Yunhuan sat down immediately. She would never force herself to stand, and certainly would not kneel before the empress dowager's bed to serve her.
Nanny Zi Yi had an unpleasant look on her face. She had never seen anyone dare to be so presumptuous in Yongshou Palace. He dared to sit down before the Empress Dowager gave him a seat.
But she knew she couldn't openly scold the Queen, so she pointed at Taohong and scolded, "You rude thing! How can a little maid like you be so presumptuous in front of the Queen Mother!"
Taohong has already seen through what kind of person the empress dowager is. To put it bluntly, she is almost the same as Shangguan Ruoxue, who wants to harm people but pretends to be a good person at the same time.
Taohong pretended to be surprised and said, "I thought that the Queen Mother was so kind and loving that she would definitely not bear to let the Queen stand to serve the sick, so I moved the chair. Did I do something wrong? Does the Queen Mother not want the Queen to sit?"
"I am so terrified. Please give me your instructions, Your Majesty the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother smiled kindly and waved her hand, saying, "It's not a big deal. You are too polite. The people around the Queen are new to the palace and need to be taught. Don't scare her."
Ji Yunhuan smiled as she acted with the Queen Mother, "I have heard that the Queen Mother is kind and compassionate. I have been busy and have not come to pay my respects to the Queen Mother. I hope the Queen Mother does not blame me."
The Queen Mother coughed twice, took Ji Yunhuan's hand and sighed, "You are young and inexperienced, so it is inevitable that you cannot control the people under you. If you have any difficulties, just come to me and I will make the decision for you."
"Now the whole capital is talking about you, saying that you have bad morals and are unfit to be the queen. Rong An also said a lot of vulgar words just now. I was angry when I heard it, so I drove her out."
Ji Yunhuan knew very well that the rumors about her were spread by Princess Rong'an, but the effect was not very good, so Rong'an came to the palace in shame to apologize.
The discussions about women were all just the same, and Ji Yunhuan was already tired of hearing them.
Xia Mengyao, on the other hand, was filled with righteous indignation. She would argue with others every time she heard something. Zhong Shiya and others also sided with Ji Yunhuan. After several arguments, Ji Yunhuan's reputation did not deteriorate. Instead, many more people appreciated her ball skills.
These were all told to her by Xia Mengyao in letters. When she was outside the palace, Xia Mengyao had never been very friendly to her. But after she entered the palace, Xia Mengyao became much gentler to her.
Thinking of this, Ji Yunhuan actually showed a sincere smile.
"The Empress Dowager also said that these are just rumors in the market. They are all based on hearsay and cannot be taken seriously. It is said that those who spread bad words will go to hell for tongue-pulling. Those with bad intentions will definitely be punished."
The Queen Mother's face froze for a moment. She couldn't tell whether Ji Yunhuan was scolding her or he really didn't know the true situation.
She made a mistake in this round. She didn't expect that there was someone outside the palace who would protect Ji Yunhuan. But it didn't matter. As long as Ji Yunhuan could be kept and the emperor couldn't favor her, it would be fine.
She must not let Ji Yunhuan give birth to a prince!
"I liked you the moment I saw you. When you came, I felt that my illness was mostly cured. From now on, you will be the one to help me with medicine. The emperor is busy with government affairs, and you are the queen. It is most appropriate for you to fulfill your filial duty on behalf of the emperor."
Nanny Jiang limped into the room carrying a bowl of medicine. She handed the bowl over and sneered:
"Please, Queen. In addition to feeding her medicine, you also have to boil medicine for her, take care of her daily routine, dress her, and wash her. Your Majesty has a lot to learn, so you have to hurry up."
"If the Queen Mother's illness cannot be cured, it means that the Queen has not taken good care of her. I'm afraid she will have to stay for a while longer."
The Queen Mother had planned to do just that, but she still reprimanded Nanny Jiang and said with a smile, "Don't scare her. I'm not that kind of evil mother-in-law. I just can't bear to leave the Queen, so I asked her to stay and talk to me more."
Ji Yunhuan took the medicine bowl and splashed the scalding liquid on the Queen Mother's face. She threw the bowl away and exclaimed, "Oh! Queen Mother, are you okay? I didn't mean it."
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