"Stay alert, you know how hard it is to have this baby. If anything goes wrong..." The Queen Mother stared at the red gold three-legged incense burner with smoke curling from the small table, and said slowly, "It will cut off the century-old foundation of my Xu family."
Bi Qiao also nodded continuously: "The Queen Mother is right. Concubine Hui's baby is really precious."
"Let Qin Lu take care of it for now." The Queen Mother said slowly, taking a sip of tea.
"Empress Dowager, please rest assured. There is no need to remind me, Dean Qin also knows how to take care of it," Bi Qiao said with a smile. "Little Master Qin went through life and death in the southern border, and Dean Qin is in the capital to serve the Empress Dowager. This is all as it should be."
The Queen Mother said nothing, but just curled her lips slightly.
"Your Highness the Queen Mother. Court Master Qin requests an audience." As the master and servant were talking, they saw a little palace maid walk in respectfully.
"Let him in." The Queen Mother said without raising her head.
"Yes, I obey your command." The little palace maid hurriedly retreated.
Qin Lu hurried in. He walked to the Queen Mother and knelt down to greet her: "Your humble servant respectfully wishes you good health."
"Stand up." The Queen Mother glanced at Qin Lu, then looked at Bi Qiao. "Bi Qiao, show Court Master Qin a seat."
"Yes." Bi Qiao hurriedly agreed, and then moved an embroidered cushion over, saying to Qin Lu, "Master Qin, please take a seat."
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty," Qin Lu agreed, and sat down, but he only dared to sit a little bit, with his back straight. In fact, this was much more tiring than kneeling. "Your Majesty, Hui Guiren's pulse is very good today. Although she has morning sickness, she has eaten all three meals. She has just taken the medicine to maintain pregnancy. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."
Ever since Concubine Hui became pregnant, Qin Lu came every day to report on Concubine Hui's condition.
"That's right," the Queen Mother nodded, looking at Qin Lu with a smile, "After all, I can only rest assured when you are looking after me."
"Your Majesty, you are too kind. It is my duty to share your worries," Qin Lu said hurriedly. He paused and silently observed the Queen Mother's expression. Then he said softly, "I am loyal to the Queen Mother, and my son is serving Master Xu in Southern Xinjiang. This is the glory of our Qin family."
The Queen Mother glanced at Qin Lu without saying anything. She lowered her head and took a sip. But Bi Qiao smiled and said, "Master Qin is right. I was just talking to the Queen Mother and was impressed by how loyal Master Qin and his sons are. It's really rare."
Qin Lu hurriedly said, "Aunt, you are too kind. This is what I should do."
"You are right. As a servant, the first priority is to recognize your position and do your job properly. Naturally, you will be the one who will get the best results," the Queen Mother said calmly, looking up at Qin Lu. "If Concubine Hui's pregnancy is safe and sound, it will be your contribution. You will be promoted to a higher position, and even transferring Little Master Qin back to the capital will not be difficult."
"Thank you, Queen Mother!" Qin Lu suddenly knelt on his knees, kowtowed to the Queen Mother, and said respectfully, "Please rest assured, Queen Mother, I will do my best, otherwise you will be disappointed."
"I'm always confident in your work," the Queen Mother said calmly, nodding, "Okay, it's getting late, you can leave now."
"Yes, I'll take my leave." Qin Lu hurriedly got up from the ground and retreated respectfully.
"This Dean Qin is really loyal," Bi Qiao couldn't help but sigh after Qin Lu left, "For so many years, he has been working for the Xu family. It's really rare. I remember that Dean Qin was not so kind when he was young."
"Do you think he really has no grudge against me? If my son hadn't gone to southern Xinjiang, how could he have been so obedient for so many years?" The Queen Mother curled her lips sarcastically, threw the Buddhist beads on the small table, and said indifferently, "But none of this matters. As long as you can make people obedient, it doesn't matter what tricks you use."
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May 14, the 33rd year of Jiasheng.
Ningguta.
Mei Ya went to Nanshan Villa with Gu Changlin early in the morning. She discussed with Zhong Mingwei and decided to move to Nanshan Villa before mid-May. She has been busy cleaning the yard these days. Although the house has been repaired, the furniture in the house is not complete. Mei Ya has been busy with this these days. The stingy little girl in the past is willing to spend money to buy furniture now. Gu Changlin has been idle at home, so he has been accompanying Mei Ya everywhere these days. Fortunately, he is knowledgeable and knows what kind of wood is good and what kind of workmanship is exquisite, and he can help Mei Ya to have a good look.
As soon as Mei Ya and Gu Changlin left, Zhong Mingwei called Pang Yi into the house and told him to do something important.
"Master, what did you say?" Pang Yi looked at Zhong Mingwei in astonishment, "You want me to invite a troupe of actors to the mountain?"
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