"Get up!" Linghu Lan picked up the tea from the small rosewood table, took a sip, and looked up, saying, "I haven't seen Aunt Yun Nian for many days. I was just thinking about her when she arrived. It's clear that Aunt Yun Nian and I are of one mind. I heard that Aunt Yun Nian often visited Mingguang Palace recently. It seems that Aunt Yun Nian and I have a deep connection!"
Yun Nian showed a hint of embarrassment, but it was gone in an instant. She smiled and said, "This servant has always respected the Empress, but the Empress was taking care of His Majesty some time ago, so this servant did not dare to disturb her."
"Hehe!" Linghu Lan smiled slightly, neither confirming nor denying. "So, what brings you here today, Eunuch?"
Yun Nian smiled and said, "The Empress Dowager is unwell and requests that the Empress come to attend to her."
Linghu Lan: "..."
When I'm a nurse, I'll be the doctor when I'm sick!
"The Empress Dowager is ill? Has the imperial physician seen her?" Linghu Lan raised her head, her eyes fixed on Yun Nian.
Yun Nian's smile remained unchanged. "The Empress Dowager's illness is a chronic condition. In the past, the late Empress was immoral and punished the Empress Dowager with five strokes of the pen on several occasions, which left her with this ailment. Now that she is getting older, it is getting worse. The imperial physicians have seen her, and she has been taking medicine. However, now that spring has arrived, various symptoms have returned. The Empress Dowager thought that the Empress had taken good care of His Majesty recently, so she requested the Empress to come and attend to his illness."
Linghu Lan: "..."
She did not see the Empress Dowager and did not know if the Empress Dowager was really sick, but judging from this, it was probably not true.
However, even if one knows, one cannot directly say it out loud.
Linghu Lan smiled, a hint of coldness creeping into her clear, cool eyes.
"My mother is ill, and it is my duty as her son to attend to her. Please go ahead, Aunt. I will freshen up and then follow."
"This servant thanks Your Majesty and takes her leave."
Yun Nian left with a happy expression.
Lin Mama, who had been keeping her eyes down and mind to herself, waited until Yun Nian had completely disappeared before calling out anxiously, "Empress!"
"Hmm! What's wrong?"
"Your Majesty, do you really intend to go? Why not ask the Emperor to speak to the Empress Dowager? I have a feeling that Your Majesty has ill intentions."
Linghu Lan suddenly recalled Jun Zhe's words. He lowered his eyes and looked desolate as he told her about his past with the Empress Dowager. Linghu Lan's heart could no longer harden.
She frowned slightly and said, "There's no need to tell the Emperor. He's already tired enough from handling state affairs every day. There's no need to bother him with these trivial matters. I'll handle things with the Empress Dowager myself. At worst, I'll just go along with these things."
Lin Mama sighed silently, knowing that apart from His Majesty, there was no other way to resolve this matter.
The Great Liang Dynasty governed the country with filial piety in mind. When the Empress Dowager fell ill, the Empress was obligated to attend to her. If she did not, she might be impeached by someone with ulterior motives for being unfilial and unrighteous. If this happened too often, her reputation among the people would suffer.
Lin Mama bowed and said, "This servant will go and prepare a sedan chair for Her Majesty the Empress."
Go!
...
The light rain continued to fall steadily.
A small sedan chair was traveling through the area when it came into direct contact with Linghu Lan's sedan chair.
The sedan chair stopped, and the person inside alighted, gracefully stood down, bowed to Linghu Lan, and let Linghu Lan's sedan chair go first.
Linghu Lan glanced at the figure, which looked even more beautiful in the rain, and waved to stop the sedan chair.
"Consort Yuexian, where are you planning to go on this rainy day?"
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