"Shujia, do you like it here?"
But Shujia raised her little face and said, "As long as there is a mother, I like it."
What a considerate little cotton-padded jacket, Li Wei pinched Shujia's cheek affectionately.
She stayed in the room where she usually lived, sleeping on her familiar lacquered Batu bed, and hung a curtain that she liked Bai Ling's ink calligraphy and painting.
On the first night she came back, she slept extremely soundly, as if she had slept until dawn without dreaming.
When she was washing her hair the next day, even Qiu Chan, who was combing her hair, said that Li Wei's complexion was very good and she could look rosy without any makeup.
"It seems that the queen slept very peacefully last night."
"Yeah, I feel like I haven't had such a good sleep in a long time."
Qiu Chan smiled and said: "Your Majesty, if you can sleep well, it means that your body is slowly recovering. This is a great thing."
Li Wei moved to Zhaoyang Palace, and Chongqing Palace became vacant. Fu Shen did not let his biological mother move in. These concubines and concubines would also come to Zhaoyang Palace to visit her and talk to her.
It's just that Li Wei's heart is inextricable, and he is more taciturn than before.
In the afternoon, Concubine Dun made an appointment with Concubine Zhong and Concubine Chang to come over and play cards with Li Wei. Li Wei was not interested at first, but they came to her and didn't want to spoil other people's interest, so they agreed to play a few rounds.
Li Wei sat on the bank and asked Qingxiang to help her read the cards. After the first round, she lost a bunch of money, but she was not upset. In the second round, she still asked Qingxiang to help her read the cards. In order to please Li Wei, Princess Dun deliberately let things go, and she secretly winked at Concubine Chang. Of course, Concubine Chang was here to cause trouble. The two of them teamed up to make things worse, and Li Wei finally made peace.
Concubine Dun smiled and said: "The Queen Mother is lucky, and she took the money for the second time."
Li Wei pretended not to know about the linkage below. She smiled and said: "This is only the second lap. Who knows what will happen next."
The four of them sat together and played cards for more than two hours. Later, Li Wei rubbed his eyes and said, "Let's just leave it like this for today. It's already late."
The remaining three people suddenly realized that it was unclear when it would get dark.
Li Wei asked the small kitchen in Zhaoyang Palace to prepare food and invited the three of them to eat together.
It has to be said that the more people there are, the more lively the meal will be. After dinner, everyone left one after another.
Qingxiang had already counted the money and said to Li Wei: "Your Majesty, you are very lucky today. You have five taels of silver in your win."
"Five taels? It's not a small amount. It's enough to do a lot of things." Li Wei didn't show much joy.
The Zhaoyang Palace house is small and does not require many servants. Li Wei asked some people to stay in Chongqing Palace and did not bring them back again. Therefore, he also offered to reduce his salary by part of it again.
Mrs. Fu brought Liulang's wife into the palace to greet Li Wei.
Li Wei received them in the side hall of Zhaoyang Hall.
Seeing that Mrs. Fu was back here again, her face seemed very unhappy.
"I heard that you offered to move back. Aren't you still comfortable living in Chongqing Palace?"
Li Wei nodded and said, "Yeah, it's very uncomfortable. I can sleep more peacefully at night when I come back here."
"Idiot, you are the Queen Mother of Emperor Chengzong. What are you afraid of? Live there well and no one else can drive you away."
Li Wei said, "Do I really have to wait until someone chases me away before I leave? I am also a person who cares about face. Now I don't care about anything. I just want to be safe. I have already looked away from the rest. ”
Too many things have happened since the first month. Li Wei is exhausted physically and mentally, and now she has no desires or desires. With Fu Guang's death, the status of the Li family has plummeted. Fortunately, there are not many officials in the government now.
"From now on, I'm afraid that I won't be able to protect the Li family, so I ask my mother to tell them to ask them to seek blessings for themselves, don't be too domineering, and always regard themselves as the uncle of the country. Otherwise, something bad will happen one day. If it really comes, I won’t be able to do anything about it.”
After hearing this, Mrs. Fu said: "That's enough. No matter what, you are still the Queen Mother, and no one can touch you. As long as I can be your Queen Mother, don't worry about anything else."
"I can't control it even if I want to. You should be happy for yourself. Tell your eldest uncle and aunt's wife and ask them to restrain their family members, don't cause trouble, and be low-key in everything. You can't go wrong."
Mrs. Fu saw that her daughter was still so cautious. After so many ups and downs, she heard that her daughter was not in good health, so she thought of coming to the palace to see her. But seeing that she was in good spirits, she asked people around her about her daily life, etc. Trivial matters, she felt a little relieved when she learned that everything was business as usual.
When Dr. Lu came again to check Li Wei's Ping'an pulse, he noticed the changes in her body and said happily: "It seems that these decoctions are effective for the Queen Mother. Now you don't need to take the decoctions. I will prescribe some pills for the Queen Mother. You can Take one pill every night before going to bed and insist on it for three months, and your body will undergo greater changes. "
"Excuse me for your trouble."
Doctor Lu said he didn't dare, so he left the name of the pills. Just as he was packing his things and preparing to leave, Li Wei stopped him: "When you go back, bring a message to the envoy of Fang Yuan for me and ask him to go there tomorrow morning." Come to Nan Study, I have something to tell him."
After Fu Guang's incident, Fang Zheng failed in his duties as the chief imperial physician. He has been suspended for several months and has not returned to his normal work. Li Wei suddenly remembered this matter and felt obliged to arrange it.
Doctor Lu readily agreed.
On the afternoon of the next day, Fang Zheng came to the South Study to meet Li Wei.
After the salute, Li Wei spoke directly: "As the chief imperial physician, you are not strict in your supervision, which is a dereliction of duty. Now I want to punish you. Do you accept it?"
Fang Zheng said: "I have my faults first, and I am willing to accept whatever the Queen Mother does to me."
"Very good. If you commit a crime, you will have to bear the relevant responsibilities. You are not qualified to enter or leave Hanyuan Palace anymore. Let the position of the envoy be given to someone more suitable."
He was not imprisoned, which was already a great mercy from the Queen Mother. If you lose your official position, just lose it. There is nothing wrong with going back to inherit the family business and share the burden with your brothers. Even if the Queen Mother does not remove him from his post, he is ready to hang up his title and leave.
"I obey the Queen Mother's arrangements."
Li Wei nodded and said: "Very good, I have already thought about your future. The medical center is short of manpower, so you can teach those students."
Fang Zheng looked confused. This meant that he would not be allowed to be free. He raised an objection: "Queen Mother, I am willing to retire and return to my hometown. Please allow me to go home."
"Oh? Don't you want to dedicate what you have learned in your life? How can medicine progress if you only hold on to the secret recipe passed down from your family? I understand that you want to keep your family's Yi'an pills, and I won't force it, but I still hope that Mr. Fang can take good care of it. Please consider going to the medical center. This is also a matter of benefit to the people. Please use your own actions to make up for the mistakes you have made."
Li Wei's words were so high-sounding that Fang Zheng was speechless and couldn't find the words to respond.
(End of chapter)