Chapter 523 Summon her to the palace to treat the emperor's illness
Song Yuntang shook her head and said, "Since the Queen has given this humble lady a prize, if the Queen likes this painting, just take it. There is no need to exchange it."
The Queen smiled and was more fond of her.
"Then I would like to thank the county lady for giving up her love."
He ordered the palace maid to frame the painting and send it to his palace, and then followed the emperor to the Jiaotai Hall.
Seeing this, the others hurried to follow.
Zhuang Zihan wanted to step forward and say something, but Mrs. Zhuang grabbed her arm.
"Han'er, that's enough!"
"Mother~"
Zhuang Zihan frowned and looked at her, as if blaming Madam Zhuang for not standing up for her and even stopping her from seeking justice for her.
The daughter of a prime minister, a talented woman in the capital, actually lost to a girl from the countryside in painting. If people in the capital knew about this, how would they laugh at her?
If I don't turn the situation around today, I'll become a laughing stock among the other concubines when I enter the palace next month.
However, Mrs. Zhuang did not allow her to make any more noise.
"Can't you see that the Queen obviously prefers the peony painting of Princess Le'an?"
Zhuang Zihan looked at her in disbelief.
"Mom also thinks hers is better?"
Mrs. Zhuang shook her head.
"Han'er, what do you think determines the value of a painting?"
"Of course, it's someone who can appreciate this painting..."
At this point, Zhuang Zihan seemed to understand something, but even so, she was still unwilling to give in.
"She is a flatterer."
Madam Zhuang said patiently, "Whether she is flattering or has ulterior motives, you should not jump out to refute the queen in this situation. She is the master of the harem. When you enter the palace in the future, you will have to rely on her. Not to mention other things, just the morning and evening visits, if she deliberately wants to use her as a scapegoat for you, you will suffer a lot."
"After entering the palace, many things will no longer be up to you. If you do this every day, you will go crazy or lose half your life. By then, your energy and spirit will be exhausted. How can you still compete for favor in this harem?"
"Before, I always thought that you could marry an ordinary official in the future, so I didn't restrict you too much. From today on, Han'er, you must think twice before doing anything, so as not to harm yourself and our family."
After hearing her words, Zhuang Zihan's eyes turned red.
"My daughter knows."
Mrs. Zhuang took out a handkerchief from her bosom and wiped away her tears.
"But Han'er, you don't need to be too cautious. You have your father and elder brother's support in the previous dynasty. If you are bullied, you have to fight back. Although the queen is the master of the harem, His Majesty is the one with the most say. Only with his favor can you get along smoothly in this harem."
Zhuang Zihan listened carefully.
"Thank you for thinking of me like this, Mom."
Madam Zhuang looked at her lovingly, "Silly child, you are my daughter, the flesh and blood of my body. If I don't think about you, who else can I think about? His Majesty and the Queen have already entered the Jiaotai Palace. Let's go quickly and don't keep everyone waiting for too long."
Zhuang Zihan raised her hand and held Mrs. Zhuang's arm.
"Let's go."
…
Shen Yin moved closer to Song Yuntang.
"My sister has kept it a secret from me, and I am so miserable. You must be secretly happy these days watching us praise you in front of you, right?"
Song Yuntang smiled, stretched out her fingers and compared, with a hint of playfulness on her face, which was similar to that of a girl her age.
"A little bit."
Shen Yin laughed, then glanced at her unhappily.
"You're already a mother, yet you're still so naughty."
The ladies standing by all praised her.
"No wonder my sister was able to cure Madam Yan's illness. I didn't expect you to be the female healer who brought her back to health. You are truly amazing!"
"I heard that there are still many people outside who don't believe that my sister cured Old Madam Yan's illness. Once the news in the palace spreads, no one will have this idea anymore."
These ladies are easy-going.
After learning that she was the county princess, his expression became even more respectful.
Song Yuntang followed the crowd into the Jiaotai Hall and saw Madam Tang, who was sitting in a position not too far ahead or too far behind, waving at her.
"Girl, here."
Song Yuntang walked towards her with a smile.
"When did Master's wife come? I didn't see you just now."
After coming to the capital, she was taken care of by the Tang family. She would go to the Tang family every once in a while to talk with Mrs. Tang, and sometimes she would bring Hao Ting with her.
After a few visits, we became familiar with each other.
Although they are not mother and daughter, Madam Tang seems to regard her as the shadow of the late queen and is very caring towards her.
Just like this time, when she learned that the queen had sent her an invitation, she directly sent the nanny who had taken care of the previous queen to her.
She has accepted this favor.
Whether because she is her husband's teacher's wife or out of Mrs. Tang's concern, she has to fulfill some of the obligations that a younger generation should fulfill.
Mrs. Tang took her hand.
"You young people are going to play in the Imperial Garden. We elders will only disturb your interest if we follow you. So we stayed in Yongning Palace to chat with the Empress Dowager for a while before coming here."
She said, pointing to the seat next to her.
"This place is not too far in front, nor too far in the back, so please sit here with me."
"good."
Song Yuntang nodded and sat down next to her.
Madam Tang smiled and said, "When you have time, bring Hao Ting to the mansion to sit down and make it lively."
Song Yuntang agreed.
"Okay, at the latest the day after tomorrow, I will bring Hao Ting to visit Master Tang and his wife in the mansion. I will ask someone to deliver a letter in advance."
Mrs. Tang was happy.
"Oh, okay."
Sitting in the main seat, the emperor saw Mrs. Tang being affectionate towards Song Yuntang and felt quite nostalgic.
Lord and Madam Tang had only one daughter. When he was a prince, he and Qin Xue were in love with each other. Unfortunately, they faced a battle for the throne less than two years after their marriage. At that time, the Tang family gave him a lot of help, but unfortunately Qin Xue fell ill after giving birth to the child and died within half a year.
The eldest prince was not well nourished in the womb and had always been weak and sickly. In order to prevent the concubines in the harem from having bad intentions, he was personally raised by him in the Yangxin Palace.
During this period, he had been asking people to pay attention to Song Yuntang's medical skills, wanting to know if she was as good as the rumors said.
After this palace banquet, perhaps he could summon her into the palace to treat his son.
…
The following palace banquet was quite pleasant.
The birthday banquet was over. It was already the hour of Xu and it was getting dark outside.
Song Yuntang led Xia Ning and Jinshu out of the palace. When they got on the carriage, Jade-faced Peach Blossom had already been placed on the carriage by the palace servants.
She leaned on Jinshu's shoulder, yawned, and closed her eyes tiredly as the carriage moved slowly forward.
Halfway through the journey, Xia Ning noticed that there was no movement in the carriage, so he lifted the curtain and peeked inside. He saw Jinshu making a gesture to keep quiet, and then he saw that his mistress was sleeping soundly, so he closed the curtain again to prevent the night wind from blowing into the carriage and catching a cold.
It was quite late when I got home.
It was Song Yuntang's first time to enter the palace. Xu Yongwang and Jiang were worried, so they sat in the main hall and chatted while waiting for her to come back.
Suddenly hearing some noise at the door, Jiang and Xu Yongwang hurriedly got up and left the main hall.
Song Yuntang walked around the screen wall and saw her parents-in-law supporting each other standing at the door of the main hall. She looked a little surprised.
"Dad, Mom, it's this late, why haven't you gone to bed yet?"
"Oh!" Xu Yongwang said, "Your mother was so worried that she couldn't sleep. She was afraid of disturbing your father, mother, and grandparents' rest, so she had to wait until you returned to the yard."
Song Yuntang felt warm in his heart.
"Don't worry, Dad and Mom. I'm fine." He turned to look at the pot of peonies that Xia Ning had just brought in from outside the courtyard. "Look, the Queen also gave me a pot of peonies."
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