After a heavy snowfall, it was sunny for the next few days.
Chen Fu's knee injury was still healed, so she didn't want to go out for a walk.
He stayed in the house and looked at the accounts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Early in the morning, news came from the Imperial Hospital that the Empress Dowager had fallen ill again.
"How did the Queen Mother know?" Chen Fu put down the post in her hand and stood up.
Hearing this, he couldn't help but frown.
Shu Wanyi's death was strange.
Although rumors were circulating that Shu Wanyi had committed suicide. But the servants in the palace all knew that Shu Wanyi's death was not that simple.
㰴We kept it a secret from the Empress Dowager, but how could the Wanshou Palace know about it?
"I don't know which blind servant let it slip." Xiao Guizi stood aside with his head down and quickly answered.
Shu Wanyi's death gave him a great shock.
Fortunately, Youzi sent an imperial physician to see him. I drank calming soup every day, so I didn’t get a serious illness.
Xiao Guizi's body hasn't fully recovered yet.
But when he heard that Zi Su had made Qi Zi angry, he was afraid that there would be no one around Qi Zi to take care of him, so he did not dare to rest at all, and came to take up the duty even though he had not fully recovered yet.
"It is said that the Queen Mother got up early in the morning to take medicine. After hearing the news that Shu Wanyi had died, she closed her eyes and fainted."
The charcoal fire in the house was lit brightly. Xiao Guizi had just come in from outside, wearing warm clothes.
I had just said a few words when I was already sweating all over.
He raised his sleeve and wiped his forehead: "The Wanshou Palace is in a mess now. Your Majesty, would you like to go and take a look?"
"The Queen Mother is not in good health. The Queen Mother went to see if there is anything wrong."
Chen Fu curled the corners of her lips, stood up and walked towards the desk beside her.
The plum blossoms in the backyard of the Hehuan Hall are now in full bloom.
Early in the morning, a palace maid went to pick plum blossoms and brought them over.
"Besides, the Queen Mother hates the concubine so much. Now that she is in a coma, I am afraid she doesn't want to see the concubine's face."
As Chen Fu spoke, she took a pair of scissors and trimmed the branches of the plum tree. As soon as she finished speaking, the branches of the plum tree fell along the scissors.
Xiao Guizi looked down at the dead branches on the ground, raised her head and looked at Chen Fu, then lowered her head: "The Queen Mother's health depends on your words."
Ever since the Empress Dowager became seriously ill, His Majesty has never visited her.
The servants in this palace are accustomed to changing their attitude according to the situation.
The Empress Dowager is not the Emperor's biological mother, and her mother's family, the Rong family, also fell into decline.
After being a monk for many years, he has neither roots nor confidants in the palace. Now, except for a nanny, he has no one he can trust.
After a long time, the servants naturally saw through it. His Majesty does not have much respect for the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager's life naturally became difficult.
"That's enough." Upon hearing this, Shen Fu put down her hand holding the scissors.
She took the handkerchief handed to her by the maid and wiped her fingers gently: "If someone with ulterior motives heard what you said, they would think that the Queen Mother is unwilling to see the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother has always looked down upon me.
When the Queen Mother started to fall ill, Chen Fu thought she was pretending. But she didn't expect that several months had passed and the Queen Mother's illness had not improved.
Instead, it is getting worse.
Thinking of this, Shen Fu realized that something was wrong.
How could the Queen Mother's illness be so strange? It took so long and yet she's still not well?
The hand wiping the fingertips paused for two seconds before he said, "Let's go to Wanshou Palace with Prince Yu."
"Your Majesty, do you want to visit the Queen Mother?"
Xiao Guizi was surprised and couldn't help but ask.
"Since the Queen Mother is ill and still not well, the Imperial Concubine must go and see her."
Xiao Guizi hurried out to send someone to call for the sedan chair, and the palace maids also hurried over to help Chen Fu get dressed.
Before leaving, Shisu stood at the door without me noticing when.
She looked at Shen Fu expectantly.
Chen Fu really didn't see it, and she just took Xiao Guizi and Xiao Yanzi with her and walked towards the Wanshou Palace.
Although there was no wind or snow on the road, the snow had formed ice on the road, making it difficult for the sedan bearers to move.
It took us a cup of tea longer to get to Wanshou Palace than usual.
When they arrived at the gate of Wanshou Palace, Shen Fu had just stepped down from the sedan chair when a group of imperial doctors came towards them.
"I, your humble servant, pay my respects to Her Majesty the Concubine Zhao."
Chen Fu recognized the leaders. The first one was Wang Yuanpan from the Imperial Hospital. When he saw Chen Fu, he bowed his head without saying a word.
"How is the Empress Dowager?" In the freezing snow, a group of people were kneeling at the door. Chen Fu did not let them kneel for long and quickly asked them to stand up.
Then he hurriedly asked, "The Queen Mother heard that the Queen Mother was not in good health, so she came to see her."
After Shen Fu finished speaking, Dean Wang pondered for a moment.
Then he said, "As for what the queen said, the queen mother just fainted and is still awake."
"Your Majesty's filial piety is rare, but I'm afraid it's inconvenient for the Queen Mother to see anyone at this time."
"Is that so?" Chen Fu didn't really want to see the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother is still ill.
She and the Queen Mother have always been at odds. If something happens to the Queen Mother later, won't she be blamed?
She came here only to notice something was wrong.
When the Queen Mother first fell ill, she was fine, and Chen Fu once thought she was faking illness. But now, several months have passed, and the Queen Mother's health is still not good.
There is even a trend of getting heavier.
Chen Fu couldn't help but suspect that there was something else behind the Queen Mother's illness.
He just looked at Wang Yuanpan who was standing in front of him.
If Chen Fu remembered correctly, this Wang Yuanpan was the emperor's confidant.
Since he said that she was not allowed to visit, if Shen Fu forced her way in, I'm afraid His Majesty would know about it soon.
Changing the subject, Shen Fu smiled and said, "The Queen is just concerned about the Queen Mother. If the Queen Mother is not convenient to see anyone at this time, then the Queen will go first."
Dean Wang breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously.
"Your Highness is a precious lady, and the Queen Mother is bedridden. Your Highness still visits her at the door, showing her filial piety, so that she won't be infected by the disease after entering the house."
After Dean Wang finished speaking, he bowed and saluted, then left with his men.
Shen Fu watched as a group of imperial doctors walked past her.
His peripheral vision fell on the last person, and he glanced at the man's navy blue robe and nodded.
"My lady, wasn't that Doctor He who just walked over?"
After everyone left, Xiao Yanzi dared to speak.
He remembered this Imperial Doctor He. It was because of this Imperial Doctor He that Aunt Zi Su had fallen out with Qi Zi.
The noise that day was so loud that he was standing in the corner, scared to death.
He had a deep memory of Doctor He.
"Stop talking too much!" Xiao Guizi had sharp eyes. He first glanced at Chen Fu and saw that Qizi didn't say anything.
Then he raised his hand and slapped Xiao Yanzi in the face: "Xiao Zi is still talking, and you are just talking nonsense here."
"After you leave, I will fine you half a month's salary."
Xiao Yanzi was still young, and when he heard Xiao Guizi say that, he was so scared that his face turned pale.
He was about to kneel down tremblingly: "I deserve to die, I deserve to die, I shouldn't have said that."
Shen Fu ignored the two men.
His eyes fell on the high wall in front of him. He had no idea when the guards had surrounded the entrance to Wanshou Palace.
The majestic guards held weapons and blocked everything inside.
It is impossible to guess what secrets are hidden in the yard.
What does His Majesty want to do?
Shen Fu's fingertips were slightly curled, and her thoughts wanted to fly into the yard.
But the guards at the door held their weapons tightly and refused to move.
"Let's go."
Chen Fu took a deep breath. It seemed that she could not enter the Wanshou Palace.
As for the Queen Mother's condition, she would have to think of a new way to find out.
Chen Fu held Xiao Guizi's hand and walked towards the palace. Just as they got on the sedan chair, a voice came from behind them: "Empress Zhao."
She turned her head and saw that He Congyu, who had just left, had come back again.
He stood in the wind, his wide robe whistling in the cold wind.
He Congyu stood in front of Shen Fu, with a slight smile on his face: "Your subordinate greets Her Majesty Zhao Fei."
: "Doctor He." Shen Fu narrowed her eyebrows slightly.
He retracted his foot that was about to get on the sedan chair, turned around and looked at the man again.
Before this, Chen Fu still maintained a friendly attitude towards Doctor He.
But ever since Zi Su said these words in front of her, Shen Fu had to look at the person in front of her again.
With a sharp gaze falling on He Congyu, Shen Fu scanned He Congyu from head to toe.
She had to admit that the man in front of her had likable qualities.
The man that Zi Su fell in love with at first sight was indeed quite handsome.
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