Shen Meizhuang felt that Sun Miaoqing was like the lion cat her mother kept. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes and heard it with her own ears, she wouldn't have believed it no matter who told her.
However, Sun Miaoqing's focus was on cats; she really wanted to have one. But when she thought of Songzi, the cat in the Empress's palace, she gave up the idea.
Who knows when she might be taken advantage of and framed?
Gyeongin Palace is located in the East Six Palaces, while Hambok Palace and Chusoo Palace are in the West Six Palaces. The shortest route is through the Royal Garden.
Sun Miaoqing watched the green peacocks walking by. They were not afraid of people at all, and even fawned over them.
I reached out and touched the peacock's crest. The peacock seemed to enjoy it immensely and even tilted its head back, begging to be petted.
Shen Meizhuang asked, "It seems that Sister Sun really likes this peacock."
Sun Miaoqing withdrew her hand. "I like all beautiful things."
Shen Meizhuang nodded. "Yes, who wouldn't love something so beautiful?"
Thinking of Zhen Huan's health, he frowned again, his voice filled with worry, "But Huan'er is sick right now. When I went there yesterday, she couldn't even get out of bed. She must have been terribly frightened."
[Huanhuan? She's incredibly brave; how could she possibly be so frightened that she fell ill?]
Having witnessed Consort Hua's ruthlessness, the steamed buns in the Imperial Garden, and the enormous jar of musk unearthed at Suiyu Pavilion, with her intelligence, she had long understood that the palace was a very complex place.
They say the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; with her talent and beauty, it would be hard for her not to be favored. Why would she willingly stand in the limelight and become a target?
[Since the Imperial Hospital has an old acquaintance named Shi Chu, why not take advantage of it?]
Shen Meizhuang was stunned. So Huan'er was faking illness? She had never mentioned this to her at all.
Seeing that Shen Meizhuang seemed preoccupied, Sun Miaoqing assumed she was worried about Zhen Huan.
"Guan Changzai is a lucky person, and besides, the Imperial Hospital has many highly skilled doctors. It shouldn't take more than a few days for Guan Changzai to recover."
[No way! Zhen Huan pretended for half a year, until the apricot blossoms were in the light rain, and he said he was a civet cat. The two talked about love for quite a while before Zhen Huan finally came out.]
She could somewhat understand what "apricot blossoms in a light rain" meant, but what did it mean when he said he was a civet cat?
Shen Meizhuang didn't understand, but since it was about love, it must refer to the Emperor.
Could it be that the Emperor and Huan'er actually have such a connection?
Shen Meizhuang snapped out of her reverie and saw Sun Miaoqing tugging at her sleeve, calling her name several times. She had been so engrossed in her own thoughts that she hadn't responded at all.
"Oh, of course, Huan'er has always been healthy, she will definitely be fine."
“Look at me, my little sister Sun just... I was just dragging you around the garden last night.”
"Your eyes are all bruised now. Shall I take your sister back to the palace to rest?"
Sun Miaoqing nodded. Meizhuang was probably preoccupied with something, but she was indeed exhausted.
Watching Sun Miaoqing enter Chuxiu Palace, Shen Meizhuang said, "Go to Suiyu Pavilion to see Huan'er."
Cai Xing hesitated before saying, “My lady, I know you and Consort Wan have a good relationship, but the imperial physician said that Consort Wan’s illness will be more severe than others.”
Moreover, Wan Changzai got sick after seeing something unclean; perhaps she was possessed by something.
You just went to see him yesterday. If you're still worried, may I go and inquire after him on your behalf?
Caiyue said, "My lady, Caixing is right."
Shen Meizhuang said, "Huan'er and I grew up together, so I never cared about these things."
"Besides..."
"Do you think Huan'er might not be sick?"
Caiyue and Caixing never expected their mistress to think that way.
Cai Xing said, "But when I went there yesterday, Consort Guan was so sick that she couldn't even get out of bed."
Shen Meizhuang said, "I just remembered that during the imperial concubine selection, Huan'er was unwilling to enter the palace."
Caiyue said, "But Consort Wan has already entered the palace. If she pretends to be sick to avoid the emperor's favor because she doesn't want to serve him, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor if she is discovered."
"Not only will the people serving her be implicated, but her maternal family will also be affected. Consort Wan, she shouldn't be implicated, right?"
Meizhuang said, "You're absolutely right."
"Let's go back..."
The two were puzzled. They had just said they were going to Suiyu Pavilion, so why weren't they going now?
However, they didn't want the young mistress to get close to Consort Wan at this time, so it was better if she didn't go.
Once back in her palace, Shen Meizhuang had calmed down and thought things through.
If Huan'er is really faking illness, then it's the right thing to not tell her. Otherwise, if the truth comes out, she, as the person in the know, will inevitably be implicated.
Although she didn't care about this, if she had such a plan, she wouldn't let her know.
She misunderstood; she always thought that since she was still at home, there was nothing she couldn't tell others.
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