Chapter 74 Going to Uncle's House
The Queen Mother thought about it, and a sentence came to her mind.
When she went to the cold palace to visit Jiang Qiqiu, Jiang Qiqiu cried to her in despair, "Why has everything changed?"
Yes, everything has changed.
In the past ten years, they, the aunt and nephew, controlled the harem and manipulated the queen, and the concubines in the harem followed their lead.
They plotted against the queen and made her complain.
She used filial piety to steadily control Xia Zhengqi and made him a puppet.
The Jiang family, even more, had a single hand in the court.
But I don't know when everything started, and suddenly changed.
When did it start?
Yes, it started from the birth of the princess!
That night, the picture of Xia Miaoyuan leaning on the emperor's shoulder and smiling slyly at her appeared again.
No, that's not the expression of an ordinary baby.
How can a child who is not even 5 months old have such an all-seeing expression?
How can a tiny baby cooperate with the Fifth Prince and remain silent for such a long time?
There must be something strange about the little princess.
The warm sunlight shone through the window onto Xia Miaoyuan, who was lying on the couch, having just woken up from a nap.
[Oh, so boring.]
Xia Miaoyuan lifted up her little feet, pulled her socks off with force, and put her chubby feet into her mouth with all her strength.
Last time, Xia Zhengqi beat the Fifth Prince so hard that he couldn't get out of bed. The Fifth Prince was lying in Fuyang Palace to recuperate, and he hasn't been able to come to play with her until now.
The Crown Prince was busy with official duties all day and could only see her once every few days. The Second Prince was also very busy.
"I asked around and heard that she was very ill."
Suddenly, Yingxue's voice came over.
Xia Miaoyuan twisted her body to sit up and strained her neck to look out the window. She saw Yingxue talking to the Queen in the corridor.
[Is she ill? Who is ill?]
As she was thinking, the Queen came in through the curtain.
"Go and pack the princess and change her clothes for going out." The Queen instructed the nanny.
After giving the order, the Queen leaned over and said to Xia Miaoyuan, "Miao'er, your third aunt is ill. You accompany your mother to your third uncle's house."
[It turns out that your third aunt is ill! Anyway, you can go out now.]
Two quarters of an hour later, the Queen and Xia Miaoyuan were ready and were about to go out with various gifts.
As soon as I walked to the door of Kunning Palace, I happened to catch up with the second prince.
"Mother, where are you going?"
"Your third aunt is sick, I'm going to see her." The queen's face was obviously worried.
"Is the third aunt sick?" The second prince's eyes suddenly lit up, and his voice couldn't hide a little surprise.
The queen looked at him in surprise.
Queen: The elder is sick and still so happy? Is the child okay?
"Mother, I'll go with you, too, as a token of my appreciation." The second prince realized that he was a little out of control and said with his eyes down.
Ever since the day when the corrupt official was beheaded, he and the prince heard his sister say that the third uncle secretly collected evidence of his superiors' crimes, and he wanted to go to his uncle to inquire about it.
It's just that I've been too busy lately and haven't had time yet.
Today is just the right time for me to go with my mother, and it seems more natural to go under the pretext of visiting a patient.
Along the way, Xia Miaoyuan leaned on the car window, looking around, never quiet for a moment.
[Ah, Fanlou! Wow, this is equivalent to a top hotel in Beijing! I wish I could go in and have a big meal someday.]
[Wow, Peking duck! Sizzling roast duck, paired with scallion and cucumber shreds, brushed with sauce, and rolled in a thin pancake, the taste...]
[Oh my, Northeast BBQ. Fragrant lamb skewers, some grilled chicken skin, grilled chicken wings, grilled chicken hearts, and beer... By the way, Daxia doesn't seem to use beer. 】
Xia Miaoyuan looked at the signs lining the street along the way, muttering to herself, and couldn't help drooling.
"Miao'er, look, why are you drooling so much." The queen scolded, holding back her laughter and taking out a handkerchief to wipe her clean.
【Oh, it's so uncomfortable to not be able to eat for several months and can only drink milk. 】
The second prince also wanted to laugh, but he was afraid of being discovered, so he quickly "coughed" twice, pretending to clear his throat.
He glanced at his sister's pitiful appearance, pinched a thick radish strip and handed it to Xia Miaoyuan.
"Miao'er, your gums are itchy, right? Chew this to grind your teeth."
Xia Miaoyuan grabbed the radish strip.
【Humph, when this princess grows teeth, I will eat all of you and have a good time. 】
She said in her heart, stuffed the carrot strips into her mouth, and bit it hard with her gums.
Xiao Licheng's house was not far from the palace. It took only a quarter of an hour for the queen and the others to arrive at Xiao's house.
"Second sister, why did you come in person?" Xiao Licheng was surprised to see the queen and the second prince suddenly come to visit her.
"We are all family, so don't be rude." The queen looked at Xiao Licheng with concern.
"In the past, my sister was controlled by others and had no control over anything. It was difficult for her to leave the palace to see you. Now things are different. My sister-in-law is ill in bed. It is natural for me, as her aunt, to come and see her."
Xiao Licheng's eyes reddened after hearing this. The past ten years of her second sister's cautious and submissive behavior in the palace came to her mind.
"My niece is here too, come, let your third uncle hug you!" Xiao Licheng realized that he had lost his composure and hurriedly picked up Xia Miaoyuan to cover up.
"I haven't seen you for a few months, and Miao'er has grown so big."
[My uncle is so handsome! I wonder if the other three uncles are handsome?]
Xia Miaoyuan remembered that in the book, the Queen of the Great Xia had four brothers from her mother's family.
"Take us to see Ru'er first." The queen did not bother to exchange pleasantries with her brother and went straight to the point.
Xiao Licheng agreed and took them to his bedroom.
"Ruru, look, it's your second sister who has brought the second prince and the little princess to see you."
Xiao Licheng's wife Jiang Yuru was lying on the bed weakly at this time.
Jiang Yuru had always been in good health. In the early spring, she was pregnant with their third child.
Unexpectedly, she fell ill without any signs in the third month of pregnancy.
She was paralyzed and weak, her head was dizzy, and she felt dizzy when she stood up.
Xiao Licheng invited the imperial physician to diagnose her, but the imperial physician could not figure out the reason.
Xiao Licheng also invited several famous doctors in the capital, but they were also helpless.
"Empress, Ru'er can't get up to pay her respects to you. Please forgive me." Jiang Yuru said with difficulty.
"You lie down." The Queen took two steps forward, gently stroked Jiang Yuru's shoulders, and sat on the edge of the bed.
"Ruru, you rest assured, I will help you find a doctor with more sophisticated medical skills, and will definitely cure your illness." The Queen took Jiang Yuru's hand and comforted her.
[Strange, why don't I remember this paragraph in the book.]
Xia Miaoyuan was held by the second prince, looking at her aunt lying opposite her, with a sick look on her face, and recalled.
[I remember in the book, my mother's uncle who was an official in the capital, his wife gave birth to three healthy children for him, and it didn't say that his wife suffered from difficult and complicated diseases.]
Xia Miaoyuan was thinking in his heart, and a gentle female voice came.
"Madam, it's time to take medicine!"
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