Chapter 491 Gu Yining falls ill
"Concubine?"
"The Emperor said that if you want to disobey his order, the prerequisite is that you and your father give birth to another son. Otherwise, he will give his son a hundred palace maids. Within three months, the Emperor wants to hear a hundred reports of pregnancy."
Zhuang Liyue frowned, "Your Majesty really knows how to make things difficult for us."
Xiao Yanxu nodded. "Farming is tiring, too. Besides, the children born to palace maids are of varying quality. Whether a godchild is a legitimate or illegitimate child, their mothers must be of good character, otherwise the child will be either stupid or dumb. Huanhuan is truly unlucky. The Du family dotes on her. If she behaved well, she might have married into another aristocratic family and become a mistress. She's now a concubine, and that's her own decision. We'll do as the Emperor wishes."
Xiao Yanxu looked at Xiao Chengqian and said, "Take a good look at yourself at tomorrow's birthday party. This matter cannot be avoided. You must pick two people who are attractive to you no matter what."
"Okay, Grandpa. I'll take a closer look."
Xiao Chengqian didn't care. He would make Huanhuan his legal wife once his great cause was accomplished.
The current situation that Huanhuan is in is due to his haste.
"...Since the Emperor has granted Huanhuan to me, can I bring her home today to recuperate?"
"What's the rush?" Zhuang Liyue glanced at him. "How can a concubine enter the palace first? Wait until the candidates for the principal wife and concubine are determined!"
"Father! I wonder if Huanhuan is awake yet? If she is awake, why is she being beaten by Song Yu and forced to go along..."
"Mother!" Xiao Hongyi winked at Zhuang Liyue hurriedly, "We should have our godson take Huanhuan back home as soon as possible to recuperate."
Zhuang Liyue was very reluctant, but if Huanhuan said something she shouldn't have, she would have to spend some time to persuade her.
"...Let's take him back and let him recover first."
After the father and son left, Zhuang Liyue glanced at Xiao Yanxu.
Xiao Yanxu came over and massaged her shoulders with a smile, "Alright Ningning, don't bother me. The emperor did this so that his godson would have more sons. It would be more fun for us to have more great-grandchildren around."
Zhuang Liyue enjoyed Xiao Yanxu's massage very much, but she was also very angry.
Gu Yining is really lucky. Even at her age, the man still sticks to her and is loyal to her.
Zhuang Liyue suddenly turned around and looked at Xiao Yanxu with affection.
Xiao Yanxu blushed as he was stared at. "Ningning, you...why are you looking at me like that? Didn't you say you'd wait until after our godson's birthday party tomorrow?"
Zhuang Liyue didn't say anything, just stared at him with admiration, and reached out to pinch his chin.
If Gu Yining found out in the future that the child she raised was not her biological child, and that Xiao Yanxu had betrayed her again...
She must hate it!
Xiao Yanxu held her hand with his backhand and raised his eyebrows, "If Ningning doesn't mind during the day, I'm fine with anything."
"You're dreaming! You're becoming more and more frivolous. Stay here by yourself. Tomorrow is the birthday party. I'm going to go around and see how everything is going."
During the past two days, Cuiyun's daytime schedule was arranged clearly by Zhuang Liyue, and she had no time to take care of the main house.
Zhuang Liyue arrived at the courtyard, and Cuiyun hurried forward to explain the progress. "Your Majesty, everything is proceeding smoothly. There will be no problems at tomorrow's birthday banquet."
Zhuang Liyue nodded, "I've looked over the invitation list. Tomorrow, please keep an eye on the girls who haven't been engaged yet. We have to choose the main wife or concubine."
"Yes, my lady."
"Oh, by the way, the Emperor has given Huanhuan to Gan'er as a concubine. Gan'er has gone to pick her up. You can just assign someone to tidy up the courtyard and keep it in order. And assign someone to keep an eye on Gan'er and make sure he doesn't overstep the boundaries."
"Yes, my lady."
Zhuang Liyue looked at Fang Jinyue who was standing beside her, "Madam Fang, please go around with me."
"yes."
Cuiyun looked at Zhuang Liyue walking away with some doubts, but when she looked at the empress from a close distance, she didn't seem fake.
After all, ears can't be faked.
Could she be wrong?
impossible!
Cuiyun glanced at Fang Jinyue and decided to arrange someone to keep an eye on her.
"Your Majesty, Aunt Hua sent a message saying that Gu Yining couldn't stand the hardship and had caught a cold. Aunt Hua gave her ginger soup, but the fever has gone away, but she's still unconscious. Should we find a doctor to see her? Or should we just let her stay sick?"
Zhuang Liyue said, "It's not time for her to die yet. Let Aunt Hua find a doctor with a tight-lipped mouth to see her. He should prescribe a prescription with inferior herbs to keep her alive first and don't let her die."
"good."
Fang Jinyue sent Zhuang Liyue back to her room and went to Xiao Hongyi's yard.
As soon as he entered the yard, he taught a few sneaky women a lesson and then went to the small kitchen.
At the same time, a maid who had just been scolded went to the washroom in the backyard carrying a basket of dirty clothes.
The person Cuiyun sent to secretly monitor Fang Jinyue didn't notice anything unusual and kept his eyes fixed on the small kitchen.
A moment later, Fang Jinyue brought afternoon tea to Xiao Hongyi's study...
After the old woman went to the washroom, she soon went out from the northwest corner gate of the palace and got on a cart used for buying vegetables and left.
This person is none other than Aunt Hua in disguise.
Gu Yining was curled up on the bed at this time, his face pale and his body thin.
On the table were half-eaten pickles, a large bowl of bland vegetable soup, and two dry and hard black-faced steamed buns.
Soon, the door was opened and two maids came in. They tidied the room and changed Gu Yining's bedding into a clean bed.
The food on the table was replaced with white flour buns and an extra meat bun.
There was also a bowl of steaming chicken soup, but it was very light, fortunately there was some oil and water, and there was a large piece of chicken in it, which was almost all bone.
Gu Yining opened his eyes with difficulty after smelling the fragrance.
"...When you wake up, get up and eat quickly, otherwise it will be gone soon."
A maid in green said this kindly and left the room.
Gu Yining doesn't want to die yet. She wants to see who replaced her son?
Gu Yining forced himself to get out of bed and walked to the bedside. He first picked up the meat bun and took a few quick bites. He had drunk half of the chicken soup when he heard noises outside.
Gu Yining quickly hid a large white flour bun in his sleeve and lay back on the bed.
Aunt Hua came in and glanced at the table. Humph, you eat quite fast!
"The doctor will be here to see you soon, so shut up! Otherwise, I'll kill you while you're still alive! Got it?"
"I understand." Gu Yining responded weakly.
Nanny Hua lowered the bed curtain and asked someone to invite the doctor in.
Gu Yining vaguely saw through the curtains a man with gray hair and blue clothes entering the room.
"Doctor Qiao, please come and see my wife. The fever has gone away, but she's not feeling any better."
"Don't worry, I'll take a closer look."
When Doctor Qiao put the medicine box on the table, Nanny Hua reached into the bed curtain and pulled out one of Gu Yining's wrists.
In order to avoid suspicion, Aunt Hua covered Gu Yining's wrist with a thin handkerchief and said, "Doctor Qiao, it's OK."
Aunt Hua stood up and stood aside to block Gu Yining's face behind the bed curtain.
After seeing what Nanny Hua did, Gu Yining was sure that Doctor Qiao was not one of theirs.
She couldn't just sit there and wait for death to save herself.
What should I do?
If you ask for help, you won't survive the night.
Doctor Qiao sat down, stretched out his hand and carefully felt the patient's pulse, his brows furrowed.
Why is this lady so upset?
When Aunt Hua saw Doctor Qiao frowning, she curled her lips and said, "It's good that he's seriously ill."
"Doctor Qiao, how is my wife doing?"
Doctor Qiao hadn't finished taking her pulse yet and didn't respond.
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