Qiao Niang is so beautiful, but she was sent here to be his concubine?
Although she was also dressed in gorgeous clothes, she was not the unattainable fairy, but only his concubine, not even a mistress!
Once this thought came up, he couldn't stop it. When he was making love with Qiao Niang, he imagined Gu Wanying's face. It seemed that only the inexplicable imbalance in his heart could be slightly balanced.
Everything fell into place naturally.
Gu Wanying woke up from the bed, rubbing her sore waist, feeling as tired as if she had worked another night overtime.
There was no way. The emperor was so energetic that he liked to pull her to do double sports. He woke up at Chenshi (7 to 9 in the morning).
Today she was going to meet the Empress Dowager. The ugly daughter-in-law would eventually have to meet her parents-in-law. When Gu Wanying arrived at the Empress Dowager's Shoukang Palace, the Empress Dowager was already chanting in the small Buddhist temple.
"Please wait for a moment, Concubine Gu. The Empress Dowager is chanting sutras at the moment." Nanny Wang invited everyone in, served tea and snacks to Gu Wanying, and then waited respectfully by the side.
"Does the Empress Dowager usually chant sutras at this time?" Gu Wanying asked softly.
"Yes, the Empress Dowager will recite scriptures from the hour of Chen to the hour of Si." Nanny Wang saw that her eyes were full of admiration and told her the truth.
Gu Wanying nodded in agreement and secretly remembered this.
This Concubine Gu is the destined person calculated by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory. Can she really give birth to a child for the emperor?
Nanny Wang was somewhat skeptical, because after so many years, none of the concubines in the harem had been able to get pregnant.
The Empress Dowager couldn't sleep for nights because of this matter. Her favorite thing to do was to recite scriptures and pray for the Emperor.
Gu Wanying waited for an hour and a half until almost noon. When Nanny Wang went to invite the empress dowager, she said apologetically that the empress dowager was resting in the small Buddhist hall and asked her to go back first.
Gu Wanying nodded, but before leaving, she asked Nanny Wang, "Why is the Queen Mother taking a nap at this time?"
A trace of worry crossed Wang Ma's face. "The Empress Dowager has been unable to sleep all night because of the issue of the heir, and I can't persuade her. I'm worried that if she continues like this, her body won't be able to bear it."
Gu Wanying understood.
"Tongzi, is there any medicine that can help me sleep? It works for me!" Gu Wanying asked in her heart.
"Yes, 50 points."
Without saying a word, Gu Wanying used 50 points to exchange for some medicine.
"Madame Wang, my mother often suffers from insomnia. She was afraid that I would not be used to it after entering the palace, so she prepared some for me. I happened to have it with me." Gu Wanying stretched out her hand and handed over a sachet in her palm. "This contains tranquilizer. Maybe it can be used for the Empress Dowager." Madame Wang looked puzzled. She was the Empress Dowager's personal nanny. All matters, big and small, had to go through her hands, especially the use of medicine.
It cannot be said that the medicine from Concubine Gu is of unknown origin, but it needs to be tested by the imperial physician.
"If you are worried, Madam, you can ask the imperial physician to come and take a look." Gu Wanying saw her concerns and said frankly.
Leaving the sachet behind, Gu Wanying turned around and left with Yue Tao.
Nanny Wang looked at the sachet in her hand and thought for a long time before deciding to call the imperial physician to check it out. Facts proved that there was nothing wrong with the medicine and it was a sleep aid and a calming agent.
It’s just that the Imperial Medical Bureau prescribed a lot of similar medicines, but the Empress Dowager felt that they were ineffective, so she prescribed fewer of them.
At night, the Queen Mother was still tossing and turning, so Nanny Wang placed the sachet next to her pillow. Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother fell into a deep sleep after a while and even snored.
Nanny Wang burst into tears immediately and excitedly ran to the door of the small Buddhist temple, knelt on the ground with her hands clasped together, and kowtowed three times.
The Queen Mother slept all night long and woke up feeling refreshed.
This was the best sleep she had had in years.
"Your Majesty has had a good night's sleep, and you look so much better." The little palace maid put shoes on her with a beaming look on her face.
The Queen Mother herself felt the same way. She felt full of energy now, which was not comparable to before, so she thought of the sachet left by Nanny Wang.
"This was actually given by Concubine Gu. She is such a thoughtful person. I just mentioned it to her, and she kept the sachet her mother left for her." Nanny Wang helped the empress dowager to the dressing table and slowly and methodically dressed her.
After a good sleep, his eyes are bright and the Queen Mother likes this state very much.
"Then I must thank her very much. Ask someone to invite Concubine Gu over. If she is still asleep, then just wait." The Queen Mother ordered with a smile.
Nanny Wang wanted to go and invite her in person, but was stopped by the young palace maid.
"It's such a small matter, so let me go. Nanny Wang will accompany the Empress Dowager to have a good breakfast." After saying this, she ran out in a flash, and Nanny Wang couldn't stop her.
"What a clever kid! That's the good thing about being young. He's quick and agile in everything he does." The Queen Mother sighed.
"You are still young, but you should be blessed with great fortune." Nanny Wang said seriously.
On this side, Gu Wanying had already expected that the Queen Mother would send someone to invite her. Even if she didn't come to invite her, she would still go, after all, she didn't see anyone yesterday.
So she got up early on purpose, and after breakfast the little palace maid came to invite someone.
The timing is just right.
This little palace maid was about the same age as Yuetao. She was a little reserved at first, but after walking with Gu Wanying, she became more talkative.
"The Empress Dowager slept well last night, which is really rare!" The little palace maid chattered with a happy face.
"That's great. As a junior, I'll feel at ease only when the Empress Dowager is well." Gu Wanying never put on airs even in front of the palace maids and was always approachable.
By the time they arrived at Shoukang Palace, the two men had already become familiar with each other.
When she met the Queen Mother, Gu Wanying bowed very properly and did not stand up until the Queen Mother asked her to.
The woman in front of him was graceful, with an outstanding appearance and clear, bright eyes. She looked like an honest child.
The Queen Mother had a very good first impression of Gu Wanying, and because she gave her sleeping pills, her impression of her had reached a level that no ordinary concubine could match.
The Queen Mother took Gu Wanying aside and talked for a long time, just to express her gratitude to her and urge her to give birth.
Gu Wanying didn't feel any pressure at all, but she couldn't show it too obviously, otherwise people would find it strange.
The Queen Mother saw the shyness on her face and smiled with satisfaction.
She had been disappointed too many times and had long since calmed down. Even if Gu Wanying was not born, she would not say anything.
After returning from the Empress Dowager, Gu Wanying had one more place to go on weekdays. If she had nothing to do, she would copy some Buddhist scriptures and send them to the Empress Dowager, or go directly to Shoukang Palace to listen to the great monk preach.
The Queen Mother said that she was a calm person, and even the big monk who looked at her a few times said that she was a blessed person and would be blessed for a long time to come.
The Queen Mother took these words as mere courtesy and just listened to them.
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