Chapter 154 The Queen Mother Returns to the Palace

After lunch, Yun Qin drank the medicine and slept for nearly two hours before she finally regained some energy.

While waiting, I got some bad news.

Huo Jinchi left the palace to pick up the Queen Mother.

It’s not that he didn’t tell Yunqin on purpose, it was just that the incident happened suddenly.

It was afternoon when news suddenly came from the temple that the Queen Mother had suddenly fallen seriously ill.

Upon hearing this, Huo Jinchi took his people out of the palace and ordered Xiao Dezi to tell Yunqin, but Yunqin had been sleeping, so she only found out now.

"I don't know whether he is sick or not." Xiao Dezi said with a gloomy face.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Rong Xin scolded with a stern face: "This is not something we can discuss!"

"It's about my sister's teaching." Xiao Dezi responded with a smile.

Rong Xin snorted softly, then said, "You've already come in once, and you'll attract attention if you do it again."

Xiao Dezi glanced at Yunqin and whispered, "Okay, I'll go first."

After watching him leave, Rong Xin said to Yun Qin, "It seems someone has sent a message to the Queen Mother."

Yun Qin nodded. "The Queen Mother passed away so happily. How could there not be spies in the palace?"

Seeing Rong Xin's frown, she couldn't help but smile and whispered, "The Queen Mother will return to the palace sooner or later, so there's no need to worry."

"But the Queen Mother asked you to live in Tongming Palace, and Yanning Palace is still under renovation. Let's..."

"It's not up to us to decide." Yun Qin chuckled again, "But, although we are anxious, there must be someone who is more anxious than us."

"who?"

Yun Qin's smile was a little cold. "I just got better, and Concubine De is eager to establish her authority. Wouldn't the Queen be anxious? I'm afraid the Yanning Palace is working overtime to repair it now."

"I did hear a little bit. It was said that the Queen found more than a dozen craftsmen." Rong Xin said in a low voice.

"She will definitely bring hatred to me." Yun Qin's eyes became even colder. "You should pay attention. I'm afraid there will be more rumors about me in the palace."

"What do you mean?"

"Think about it, the more the Queen takes this matter seriously, doesn't it mean that the Emperor takes me seriously? Do you think those people in the palace will want to tear me apart even more?"

Rong Xin frowned, "How vicious!"

Yun Qin grabbed the quilt on her body and sneered, "This is just the beginning. The Queen Mother has returned to the palace, and the Queen can also be released from house arrest. Don't you have to double the compensation?"

Rong Xin's expression became more and more solemn, and he felt that there might be dangers everywhere in the future.

While they were talking, the Queen Mother's carriage had already entered the palace.

In Fengyi Palace, Lanying hurried into the hall and said to the empress who was leaning on the couch reading a book, "Your Majesty, the empress dowager's carriage has entered the palace, and the concubines have gone to greet her. Your Majesty, don't you want to go?"

"I am still under house arrest and cannot leave Fengyi Palace." The queen said coldly without looking up, turning a page of the book.

"But didn't the Emperor say that as long as the Queen Mother returns to the palace, Her Majesty's confinement will be lifted?"

The Queen's tone remained unchanged. "Hasn't the Queen Mother entered the palace yet?"

"But, but..." Lanying became more and more anxious, but she didn't know how to persuade her.

The Queen finally looked up at her and said coldly, "I know why you are so anxious. Are you worried that if I don't go to greet her, the Queen Mother will be unhappy?"

After saying this, she lowered her eyes again, "If I go, the emperor will be even more unhappy. If the emperor is unhappy, the queen mother will not be happy either. I'm afraid she will blame me for not being able to bear it for such a while."

"She won't be unhappy anyway, so what difference does it make whether she goes or not?"

Lan Ying couldn't refute this. She opened her mouth and finally said, "Your Majesty, it's time to take your medicine. I'll go get it for you."

"No need." The Queen shook her head, "I haven't coughed much in the past few days."

At this point, she suddenly looked up at Lanying and said, "Ignore the gossip in the palace, and my illness seems to have improved a lot."

Lan Ying didn't understand what she meant for a moment, and couldn't see the emotions in her eyes, but she instinctively became a little nervous and called out softly, "Madam..."

The queen just smiled faintly and said, "Go and bring a bowl of autumn pear soup."

"yes!"

When she left, the queen used a little force to wrinkle the pages of the book.

Does she want the Queen Mother to return to the palace?

We have come to this point because we have no other choice!

Why does she always have so many constraints!

After a long while, the queen took a deep breath, slowly smoothed out the wrinkled pages of the book with her fingers, turned the page, and continued reading.

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It was not until after dinner that Huo Jinchi returned to Tongming Hall.

Yun Qin immediately went over to greet her, bowed, and asked hurriedly, "How is the Queen Mother's health?"

"It's nothing serious." Huo Jinchi sat on the couch, picked up Yunqin's cup, drank the tea in it, and then explained in detail: "It's cold on the mountain. The Queen Mother was blown by the cold wind and had a headache."

When he went to pick up the Empress Dowager, he also brought Jiang Yuanzheng with him.

But seeing Jiang Yuanzheng's calm expression, he understood that the Queen Mother was not in any serious trouble and just wanted to take this opportunity to return to the palace.

He understood, and Yun Qin naturally understood as well, so there was no need to explain further.

Headache?

Yun Qin sneered in her heart. The boundaries of this disease are very vague. It is up to you to decide whether it hurts or not.

"It is indeed cold in the mountains. It is better for the Queen Mother to return to the palace to rest."

She had no makeup on her face, her face was plain white, her clothes were very casual, and she spoke softly, and no matter how sincere her words were, they made him relax.

Huo Jinchi reached out and pulled her to sit next to him, and asked, "What did you have for dinner?"

After asking, he sniffed and smelled a scent of medicine from her body, frowning slightly, "Are you injured?"

When this matter was mentioned, Yun Qin immediately glared at him, and Rong Xin's face beside her also darkened.

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten what you have done?"

As Yun Qin spoke, she pulled up her sleeves and showed him the marks on her wrists.

Huo Jinchi then realized that her neck was tightly protected by her collar and he could only lift her wrist to look at her.

After a day, the red marks on the wrists had turned somewhat purple, and at first glance, they looked as if they had been severely tortured.

Huo Jinchi looked at it, feeling distressed, helpless, and a little happy. "I didn't use much strength."

"Let me see the injuries on your body..." he said as he was about to unbutton Yunqin's clothes.

"Your Majesty!" Yun Qin grabbed his hand anxiously and shyly, her eyes turning red with anger.

Huo Jinchi glanced at the palace maids and realized that something was wrong with him. He coughed awkwardly and said, "I'm just worried about you."

Thank you so much.

Yun Qin complained in her heart, glared at him, and brought the topic back to the matter of the Queen Mother returning to the palace, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has returned to the palace, and it is not appropriate for me to live in Tongming Palace."

"It's not very suitable." Huo Jinchi looked at Yunqin's wrist and replied absentmindedly, then he gently touched the mark on her wrist with his fingers and asked in a low voice: "Does it still hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt that much." Yun Qin's mind was not on this, and she asked again: "Then how does the emperor plan to place me?"

Huo Jinchi finally seemed to have heard Yun Qin's words clearly, and finally raised his eyes and asked, "What do you mean by resettlement? You don't want to live in Tongming Palace anymore?"

"The emperor just said it was inappropriate." Yun Qin gritted her teeth slightly and tried to pull her hand back.

Huo Jinchi chuckled and said nonchalantly, "Am I the kind of person who would compromise just because it's inappropriate? Just stay here and enjoy your life."

All right...

Yun Qin looked at him sideways and was speechless for a moment.