Chapter 156 Chapter 156
[Chapter 156]
The imperial physician took back the handkerchief that was draped over Ruan Yun's wrist and said carefully, "The imperial concubine was temporarily stimulated, and she got caught in the rain early in the morning and got cold. She will be fine after taking two doses of medicine."
Ji Zhaoyi's brows finally relaxed, and he praised the imperial physician for his kindness. Yicui supported him and he sat down beside the bed.
The wet nurse held Dongdong in her arms, and little Dongdong cried loudly. For some reason, her mother lay on the bed and did not play with him.
Ji Zhaoyi reached out and took Dongdong from him, coaxing him softly, "Don't cry, auntie is here."
Xiao Dongdong grabbed Ji Zhaoyi's clothes, and Ji Zhaoyi wiped the tears from Dongdong's face with a handkerchief, "Mother will wake up soon, wait a little longer."
I don't know if he understood, but Dongdong stopped crying now.
Ji Zhaoyi patted him, held him and sat in front of the bed, looking at Ruan Yun's appearance.
He looked up and saw Tingxu and Yingning, who were worried beside the bed. He glanced behind the screen and winked at Yicui before asking, "What happened?"
"Why didn't the Emperor come?"
In the past, whenever Sister Ying was ill, the Emperor would come to Xuan Palace unless he was busy with state affairs.
I'm afraid the news has spread throughout the palace today, but there's no sign of the Emperor.
Tingxu heard Ji Zhaoyi asking this and wiped her tears and said, "Yesterday, the queen was held back by Ji Juebai and was spotted by the emperor."
If he hadn't been holding her and moving at this moment, I'm afraid Ji Zhaoyi would have stood up in surprise.
Not to mention when the emperor knew about the affair between Sister Ying and Ji Lubai, Dongdong was assassinated yesterday, and Sister Ying was involved with Ji Lubai. No wonder this happened.
"Sister Ying went to the Purple Palace today. Did the Emperor see her?"
Tingxu shook his head at first, then nodded, and told Ji Zhaoyi what happened this morning, "Your Majesty, probably you don't want to see the Empress."
Looking at the little prince in Ji Zhaoyi's arms, Tingxu said, "The emperor wants to take the third prince to Zichen Palace to be raised. The queen must have been stimulated by this."
Ji Zhaoyi frowned. Such a thing happened suddenly. All that was agreed upon yesterday was useless. Ji Zhaoyi's hands moved slower, hoping that Ruan Jun would wake up soon.
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Chunqing sent off the concubines who came to Xuan Palace and sighed as he entered the inner hall. "Even when the queen was helping to manage the six palaces, they were not so eager. Today, they heard that the queen had invited the imperial physician and that the emperor got angry again in Zichen Palace, so they all couldn't wait to come to Xuan Palace."
Ying Ning held the medicine cup and quickly stopped Chun Qing from speaking, "Okay, stop talking about this."
The palace is not a place where secrets can be hidden. Judging from the Emperor's attitude towards the Empress today, countless people in the harem are waiting to see the Empress lose favor and fall from her high position.
"Has the murderer last night been caught?" Yingning fanned the medicine gently with a round fan to cool it down quickly.
According to the imperial physician, the queen should be waking up soon, and when she wakes up, the medicine will no longer be hot.
Chun Qing shook his head in despair, "No, the emperor sent the leader of the Yulin Army to investigate, but there is still no conclusion."
Yu Linjun, the emperor still attaches great importance to this matter. As long as the emperor still keeps it in mind, the queen will always find a way.
A moan came from the bed. Tingxu and Yingning looked at each other and hurriedly walked towards the bed.
The curtains opened, and tears immediately appeared in Yingning's eyes, "The Queen is awake."
He Tingxu used the golden hook to hang the curtains. Ruan Jun's face turned pale, "How long have I slept?"
Ying Ning said softly, "It's not that long, only three hours, are you hungry, Madam?"
Ruan Jun blinked her eyelashes and let Tingxu put the pillow behind her. "Are you moving?"
Ying Ning's words made her feel relieved. "The Third Prince is still in the side hall. The Emperor didn't send anyone to take him away."
Eyes flickering, Ruan Jun said nothing, but just looked up at Ying Ning.
Tingxu stood aside holding the medicine cup. When he lowered his head, his face was full of sadness.
"The Emperor didn't come either."
Although she had already expected it, but after hearing Yingning say this, the huge stone in Ruan Jun's heart still did not move away.
This was not a good thing for her.
When she left the Zichen Palace, she saw the emperor was furious. If she had used the same tricks as before, the emperor would not have been willing to pay attention to her.
It would be better for her to leave first. It won’t be too late to think of a solution before going back.
Ruan Jun took the medicine cup from Ting Xu's hand, her voice still hoarse, "Ask the nurse to bring Dongdong over."
"Hey." Tingxu walked very fast. Ruan Jun saw her injured arm and a look of heartache flashed in her eyes.
Ruan Yun and Ying Ning were the only two people in the inner hall. After Ruan Yun finished drinking the medicine, he did not rush to put the bowl in Ying Ning's hand and asked, "Where did the emperor imprison you last night?"
Ying Ning's expression was calm, "Ministry of Punishment."
"But the people from the Ministry of Punishment did nothing to me. They released me early this morning. Nothing else happened."
Ruan Yun breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."
Yingning said nothing, waiting for the queen to finish what she was going to say.
Ruan Yun closed her eyes and then opened them again, "Since Concubine De and Concubine Xian have already taken action and almost hurt Dongdong, there is no need to wait any longer."
Although what happened between her and Ji Juebai was just a coincidence, if something like this happened again in the future, she would really have no chance of turning things around.
Her movements were still so small, she had to pave a way for them.
The wet nurse carried Dongdong into the inner hall quickly. Little Dongdong had gotten up early and couldn't see his mother crying so hard. When he saw Ruan Yun, he stretched out his hands and asked Ruan Yun to hold him.
Smiling, she held Dongdong in her arms. Ruan Jun touched Dongdong's little face, listened to his babbling, and his almond-shaped eyes narrowed slightly.
But she didn't hold Dongdong for too long. Ruan Yun turned to the wet nurse and said, "Pack your things and take the third prince to Zichen Palace."
Not only the wet nurse was shocked, but even Yingning and Tingxu were puzzled by the Empress's behavior.
Xiao Dongdong tugged at A Niang's sleeve, saying from time to time: "Mother..."
This action melted Ruan Jun's heart, but she couldn't be soft-hearted.
She didn't know what the emperor meant now, but the emperor didn't want to see her and just said he wanted to take her away for a walk.
The best way at this moment is to follow the emperor's wishes and let Dongdong go to Zichen Palace. When the emperor sees Dongdong, he will always think of her.
Ting Xu knelt in front of Ruan Yun and asked, "Will the emperor let someone else raise the third prince?"
Ruan Yun said very firmly, "No."
She thought a lot. Nowadays, all the high-ranking concubines in the palace have princes, so the emperor would naturally not make moves in other people's palaces.
From the very beginning, the emperor only asked Dongdong to go to the Zichen Palace and did not mention anyone else.
There is still hope for this matter.
Ruan Yun touched the moving little face and was also very reluctant to leave. "When you go to Zichen Palace, take good care of the Third Prince. If there is anything wrong, come and tell me in time."
The nurse responded, "I've made a note of it."
Xiao Dongdong didn't want to leave A Niang, but how could Ruan Jun bear to do so?
Holding him in her arms, she coaxed him softly, "You'll be able to see your father soon. Mother will go to the Purple Palace to see you, okay?"
Dongdong was very young and didn't understand some of the words. He only knew that he was taken away from his mother. He was crying loudly, struggling with his little hands on the sides of his face, which made Ruan Yun very sad.
When there was no more movement in the inner hall, Ruan Yun opened her eyes again and asked, "Has today's incident spread throughout the harem?"
Ying Ning knew that she couldn't hide it from the Empress, "Yes, rumors were spreading in the harem, and the Emperor didn't say much."
Ruan Yun pursed her lips tightly and said, "Please ask Ji Zhaoyi to come over."
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Dongdong cried even harder when he was carried to Zichen Palace.
When Wei Maoyuan saw the figure of the wet nurse, he became even more worried.
How did the Royal Concubine bring the Third Prince here? When the Emperor heard that the Royal Concubine had fainted in the morning, he had already stepped out of the Purple Palace, but he sat back down abruptly. He only saw the imperial physician who took the Royal Concubine's pulse, and he never mentioned bringing the Third Prince to the Purple Palace again.
The emperor didn't say anything, but the imperial concubine brought the third prince here herself.
It was still raining outside, so Wei Maoyuan didn't dare to let the Third Prince get wet. He quickly went into the inner hall and announced, "Your Majesty, the Third Prince has arrived and is in the side hall."
Yan Shiyu paused after reading the memorials and did not speak for a long time.
How could Wei Maoyuan not understand the emperor's meaning? He knelt down and said tremblingly, "The noble concubine is not here."
Being hit by the emperor's memorial, Wei Maoyuan wanted to cry but had no tears. "Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please calm down! It doesn't matter if you hit me, but please don't let your anger hurt yourself."
Yan Shiyu's dark eyes were filled with anger, "What does she think Zichen Palace is?"
Wei Maoyuan didn't dare to say anything else and just knelt there in a cold sweat.
The crying sounds in the side hall were particularly obvious. Yan Shiyu rubbed his brows and said, "Bring the third prince here."
Dongdong saw a familiar person and stretched out his hand, "Dad, hug me, hug me."
He was so anxious that his little body was about to fall down, and Yan Shiyu caught him.
Seeing Dongdong crying, she shed tears. When she looked up at him, her expression was just like his crying mother.
Yan Shiyu narrowed his dark eyes slightly and silently hugged Dongdong tighter.
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In the days that followed, many concubines came to Linxuan Palace, but were turned away on the pretext that the noble concubine was ill.
That day, the noble concubine left the Purple Palace in a daze. Everyone knew that she was reprimanded by the emperor. The three princes were sent to the Purple Palace, and the concubines tried their best to deal with them.
The Emperor must be angry with the Imperial Concubine, and he even forbade the Third Prince to be raised by her. So he is now looking for a new mother for the Third Prince. If someone is the Third Prince's mother, he won't have to worry about his future.
Shoukang Palace
The Queen Mother was listening to Aunt Jingqiao talking about the recent rumors in the palace. She snorted coldly, "With her personality, the Emperor is willing to pamper her, which means he thinks highly of her."
Aunt Jing Qiao nodded, "The Queen Mother is right. Although the imperial physician said that he often went to Linxuan Palace, I asked someone to check on the imperial concubine, and she doesn't look sick at all."
The Queen Mother continued to fiddle with the beads, "She knew she had offended the emperor, so she simply claimed to be ill and refused to leave the palace. The emperor did the same. In the past, he doted on Concubine Ying, and the Ai family really couldn't say anything. But now that Concubine Ying has fallen out of favor, doesn't the emperor still not enter the harem?"
She is not only the daughter of the Ming family, but also the empress dowager. She also has to consider the royal heir and the country.
"Send the Queen over." The Queen Mother didn't say what it was about, but Aunt Jingqiao had already guessed it.
The draft is held every three years, and now is the third year.
At this time, Concubine Ying had fallen out of favor and the emperor was angry. According to the ancestral rules, it would be a bit unreasonable for the emperor not to select a beauty.
I just hope that those selected to enter the palace this time are ladies from famous families, so that Concubine Ying will know how to bow her head.
I heard that the emperor has been handling state affairs day and night these days, and the lights in the Purple Palace are still on at midnight.
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