The emperor was afraid that Gu Wanying would suffer from the summer heat, so he finally suggested that they go to the royal villa to escape the heat. The villa was more than fifty miles away from Shangjing, on the outskirts of the city.
The distance was not too far, and the carriage would arrive in two hours.
Gu Wanying was overjoyed. She asked Yuetao and Feicui to prepare the things they needed to bring a few days ago and was completely immersed in joy.
The Queen Mother sent Nanny Wang over and asked her to bring some mosquito repellent.
"After all, the villa cannot compare to the imperial palace. Where there are weeds, there will be snakes, insects, rats and ants. With these, we are always prepared for any eventuality." Nanny Wang said as she handed the medicine bag in her hand to Yue Tao.
Pregnant women should not take these medicines, as they are not good for both the pregnant woman and the baby.
Yue Tao packed these up and coaxed Nanny Wang into a happy smile with her sweet words. Gu Wanying also took out a sachet and gave it to her, saying it was a tranquilizer for the Empress Dowager.
"If it's up to me, the Empress Dowager should go with us." Gu Wanying advised. She thought Chonghua Palace was nice, but it was so hot in the summer that it was like a steamer. It was not a place for people to stay.
"The Empress Dowager prefers quiet to rest. I've tried to persuade her several times, but it's no use, so I've given up." Nanny Wang said with a wry smile, "But the Empress Dowager, you're pregnant, so you absolutely can't get too hot. Pregnant women run three times hotter than normal people."
Nanny Wang was right. Gu Wanying really understood this. Moreover, whenever she felt hot, the little guy in her belly would kick her.
Sometimes I feel like my ribs are going to be broken.
This little guy is so strong!
After seeing off Nanny Wang, Gu Wanying had used up all her morning energy and fell asleep on the couch.
As soon as Nanny Wang left, the Queen received the news.
She had heard long ago that the Empress Dowager's insomnia had been miraculously cured. At first, she didn't know which imperial physician was so capable that he could cure the Empress Dowager's insomnia, which was so difficult to cure.
After asking around for a while, I found out that it was the sachet that Gu Wanying had given me that worked.
"No wonder that old witch, the Empress Dowager, is so nice to that bitch Concubine Wan!" The Queen's voice was gloomy and harsh, and Nanny Gui turned pale after hearing it.
She hurriedly drove out several serving palace maids and eunuchs, paid special attention to the movements outside, and then carefully closed the door.
The Empress was a little afraid of the Queen Mother, but in private she called the Queen Mother an old witch. This was something Nanny Gui had always known.
"My Queen, you can't say such things carelessly! Be careful, there are ears on the other side of the wall!" Nanny Gui advised earnestly.
She was the Queen's wet nurse, so she watched the Queen grow up, and the Queen usually listened to what she said.
"What are you afraid of? This palace is full of my people!" The Queen knew that Nanny Gui was doing this for her own good, so she stubbornly retorted, but she didn't dare to say anything bad about the Queen Mother.
When Nanny Gui heard her say this, she knew that she didn't intend to continue this topic, so she felt relieved, knowing that the queen was a person who would listen to advice.
"There are a lot of mosquitoes in the summer. I'll go to the Imperial Hospital to get some mosquito repellent." Nanny Gui felt sorry for the mosquito bites on the Empress's arms. The delicate skin would itch for many days if bitten by those poisonous mosquitoes.
When the queen heard this, her thoughts paused, but then something unraveled in her mind, and she felt suddenly enlightened.
"Madame Gui, please ask if there are any snake gallbladders for me. Fresh and alive ones are best. I've been feeling sore in my throat these past few days. I heard that snake gallbladders can clear away heat, detoxify, and relieve phlegm and coughs." The Queen took Madame Gui's hand and coughed gently a few times.
"The snake meat can also be used to make soup. It's the coolest thing to eat in summer." The queen added another sentence for fear that Nanny Gui would become suspicious.
There is also a kitchen in the Queen's palace, which makes it very convenient to prepare extra meals on weekdays.
Nanny Gui did not suspect anything and turned to leave after receiving the Queen's order.
Looking at Nanny Gui's receding figure, a dark light flashed in the queen's eyes.
The emperor ordered the concubines to go to the royal villa to escape the summer heat. The concubines were very grateful and packed their things overnight.
Only the queen remained in the palace.
"I am staying in the palace to accompany my mother so that she won't be lonely. I don't think this summer is so hard to bear." The queen poured tea for the emperor and spoke very virtuously.
"The Queen is so thoughtful. I feel relieved to have you by my side. Once summer is over, I will definitely give you a grand birthday."
After all, they are a couple who have slept in the same bed for many years. One night of love is a hundred nights of love. The emperor now feels that the queen has worked hard for him for half her life, and now she has to take care of the empress dowager, which is very hard.
After hearing this, the queen knelt down in gratitude.
The next day, the well-packed convoy set off in an orderly manner.
Whenever the emperor travels, the Golden Feather Guards must guard him, so only one-third of the people are left in the palace, and Xiao Cheng leads a large group of people to follow the emperor.
Gu Wanying was sitting in her own carriage at first, but perhaps because the road was not smooth, the carriage was too shaky, or the smell of the horses was too unique, she vomited violently before she even left the city gate.
Yue Tao also had tears in her eyes and quickly lifted the curtain to let in some air.
Somehow, the emperor found out about this. The convoy that stretched from one end of the street to the other slowly stopped, and Gu Wanying was taken into the emperor's carriage.
The emperor's trip was a grand affair, and the people on both sides knelt on the ground in an orderly manner. Even Gu Qingqing, who was about to go out to a party, knelt down as well.
She didn't know about this at first, but she saw Gu Wanying getting off the carriage. Her belly was as big as a bucket, which could only be seen when Gu Wanying was seven months pregnant.
Gu Qingqing was stunned on the spot. She looked at Gu Wanying, who was dressed in brocade and surrounded by maids, and felt extremely jealous.
It was obvious from the beginning that this matter would end in death!
So many women in the harem couldn't get pregnant, but Gu Wanying got pregnant! Should we say she's lucky or is it just unfair?
Gu Wanying, who was sent into the palace as the last fig leaf of the royal family, and the emperor, who was too old and frail to bear children, actually had a child!
Gu Wanying should have been sent to the palace and tortured to death!
That's the normal ending!
How come everything now goes against the original conjecture?
Gu Qingqing was puzzled. She only knew that she didn't want to see such a dazzling Gu Wanying. It was too glaring.
Gu Qingqing almost bit her teeth off, and when she looked at Sun Chongming who was kneeling next to her, she felt even more depressed.
Her good husband, Sun Chongming, was looking at Gu Wanying intently at this time, with a look of attachment and bitterness that he could not detect.
Not far away, Gu Wanying was climbing up the carriage step by step on a small stool. When she raised her hand, the wide cuffs slid down, revealing a smooth and fair arm. On her wrist was a jade bracelet of excellent quality, which made her delicate face even more striking.
But before she could see anything, she was pulled in by a hand stretched out from inside, and the curtain was lowered, blocking Sun Chongming's view.
"Brother Chongming, stop looking. Concubine Wan is not someone you can look at so rudely." Gu Qingqing's voice suddenly rang in his ears, as if giving Sun Chongming a loud and invisible slap in the face.
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