The master and servant in the palace took a wrong look and sneered in their hearts: "She has a stomachache. Just call the imperial doctor. Why do you ask the Queen to come over? Firstly, the Queen does not know medical skills. Secondly, considering her age, the Queen may not have the experience." Zhao Yiduo! What's the use of going there then? Doesn't that mean Ping Hong is disturbing the Queen's meal?"
Because of Meng Guiyu's relationship, the waiters at Wangchun Palace were no longer as afraid of Shu Zhaoyi as before. The little palace maid smiled apologetically when she heard this: "Sister Lu Xin is right, but the person in charge there is really anxious. It doesn’t look like he’s looking for trouble... The servant thought, is there really something wrong with Zhaoyi? The palace people there are afraid of taking responsibility, so they come to invite the queen?"
Upon hearing this, Xianyin went and said: "My Lady, if that's the case, then you should ask the Queen Mother to come over and visit the town! After all, you are not someone who has been here before. I'm afraid you may not know how to make the decision in that kind of situation?"
But she was afraid that Meng Guiyu would come to visit the Spring Palace, and something would go wrong with Shu Zhaoyi in the West Palace. Empress Dowager Meng would also suspect that her nephew had colluded with her niece and harmed her own grandson... The queen's biggest backer at that time was her aunt. Well, can't we let any gap arise between aunt and nephew
Queen Meng didn't think so. She immediately stood up and said, "It's a serious matter. He should go and tell his aunt in person!" "
After a while, Empress Dowager Meng of Xinshou Palace was horrified when she received the news. While she and the empress boarded the car to go to the West Palace, she asked on the way: "I heard that Guiyu just came to see me?"
"No." Queen Meng went to say, "I originally planned to come to you after dinner, but it turned out that the meal was not passed around. The Didong people said that the steward of the West Palace was here to invite him. He was frightened at that time, for fear that he would not be able to eat. From experience, I missed something big, so I came over to tell you quickly!”
The Queen Mother looked gloomy and said kindly: "What did Gui Yu tell me? Did he deny Zhaoyi's pregnancy?"
"You said that." The queen pondered quickly, deliberately lowered her voice, and whispered, "He told Sixth Brother about some of your doubts. Sixth Brother was also very hesitant. He didn't understand what you said. Since you Now that we have made a decision, we can just wait a few more months. If it turns out that Shu Zhaoyi is falsely pregnant, we can postpone settling the accounts with her for a few more months!"
Queen Mother Meng patted the back of her leg knowingly: "Good girl!"
But did she think that the queen could use this method to relax Meng Guiyu's guard and strive for a safe environment for Shu Zhaoyi
The Empress Dowager Bu Nao felt that even if Meng Guiyu completely believed what he said, it would only last a few months. If Shu Zhaoyi was really pregnant with the emperor's heir... then she would have to give birth to a child.
So after thinking for a while, he said: "Gui Yu is so young, and the burden he has to bear on Ruming is really too heavy! If there was nothing we could do before, then... The Ai family felt that they should find a way to share some of the burden with him. Got it!"
Queen Meng Minghong, did she want to weaken Meng Guiyu's power and position, so as not to interfere with Emperor Xuanjing's own flesh and blood.
She muttered: "As for aunt, our family is like a deserted one. The third brother is very... but how can I help the sixth brother?"
Empress Dowager Meng was also troubled by that question and couldn't help but sigh: "Is it true that Boqin... He asked to go to Ruru before, so why did he bring all his descendants with him? Even if only one and a half of them were left in Dong!"
Those words reminded Queen Meng, and she went to say: "Auntie, before the third brother defected to Ruru, didn't he drive the whole family of the concubine from the east of his knee out of the house? Later, they didn't know what to do. Missing! But I don’t know what happened to Ren Ruming?”
"The second son of a concubine? Come to think of it, is the child named Jiaxing good?" Empress Dowager Meng patted her forehead and thought quickly, "Although he is a concubine, is he of Boqin's bloodline? And Boqin The family's reputation was ruined at that time, and the child had been kicked out of the house earlier. Could it be that it was possible to get rid of it at that time... The child had been living in northern Xinjiang and had no foundation in Chang'an, but he had to live a good life! "
Queen Meng said: "Auntie, you also said that Jiaxing's nephew is of the blood of the third brother and a descendant of his eldest brother!"
Therefore, if Meng Jiaxing is still alive and is willing to openly serve the court, then Zheng Hou will serve him, shouldn't it be natural for him to serve him
"However, the war was chaotic before, and Boqin's family had no Nandong at all. At that time, except for the few who had escorted me to Linyuan, almost everyone else had taken refuge in Guiyu's command!" The Queen Mother frowned and said , "Those confinement students, to some extent, got some errands, and the talented ones among them were all entrusted with important tasks... People are leaving tea, but you don't know how many people are willing to serve the real young master?"
She lowered her voice and said, "What if those people are evil-minded and want to do the wrong thing and sell it well in front of Gui Yu... then?"
"The most important thing now is to confirm whether Jia Xing is alive and well, and his specific whereabouts." Queen Meng suggested, "After contacting him, we can ask him not to come to Chang'an for the time being! Instead of destroying the Meng family's mansion elsewhere Under the banner of Daddy, gather the people at the bottom of Daddy's leg! Finally, we have a foundation. You can call him over to pay your respects... This way you will identify the true loyal people and prevent them from being murdered so easily."
"After entering the court, with your help and guidance, are you afraid that I won't be able to be your right-hand man?"
Empress Dowager Meng felt that it made sense, but she was troubled: "How can we find that child when the Ai family has never seen him before?"
Queen Meng's eyes flashed and she said: "Auntie, have you forgotten those people who escorted him to Linyuan before? They were all left by his father before his death, specifically to preserve the Meng family's bloodline in critical moments! At that time, because of the sudden incident, , Chang'an's male heir couldn't be saved, so he had to go to the palace to save him! During those months, he had been searching for bloodlines scattered all over the place... I wonder if he knew about that, to be honest, he might not have thought of it well! "
"My father thought a lot about the Meng family when he was here." Hearing this, the Queen Mother said with tears in her eyes, "I didn't want him to go so unexpectedly, and even the children of his neighbor... In the end, all the four bedrooms were fulfilled. ! That is really something that the Ai family has never thought of before."
The queen quickly comforted her: "Those things have passed. Dad is in the east of Jiuquan, so he certainly doesn't want to see you sad for them... What's more, the reverse king Rong Jing has been defeated like a mountain, and someone may come back with his head in a few months. Then you can pay homage to the Meng family in the east!"
The Queen Mother sighed: "I hope so... Sigh, the Ai family really couldn't think about those things at all at that time. When I thought about it, I felt heart-wrenching pain!"
He just said, "I'll let my father's people handle that matter."
Dong hesitated and warned, "Let the people who saved me before do it alone. If Guo Guo returns to Yu... He is too gone now, so don't make any mistakes!" "
The queen couldn't ask for it, so she agreed to it.
While talking, Fengchaan also arrived in front of Leyi Palace.
Leyi Palace, commonly known as the West Palace, has always been arrogant because of Emperor Xuanjing's favor over the past decades.
But that time, the Empress Dowager got out of the car in front of the palace gate and looked up. Perhaps for psychological reasons, she always felt that the palace that once made them shudder when they thought about it was also like this.
After entering the outside, the feeling became more obvious.
The palace servants who raised their heads to Dongba from the choke road, fearing that they did not know that they were serving the famous concubine of Tiandong, were all frightened and had low eyebrows. They obviously did not know that Shu Zhaoyi was pregnant. It’s also difficult to make a comeback.
Even the most pleasant thing is that the mother is removed and the son is left behind.
"Where's Zhaoyi?" Seeing that situation, Empress Dowager Meng felt relieved for a moment, but then it became heavy again: Shu Zhaoyi has not fallen out of favor until now. The reason why the palace people dare not rely on her favor to despise the Queen Mother. , simply because he felt that Emperor Xuanjing could not control the situation and could not protect himself.
The Queen Mother's feelings for Meng were very deep, but her feelings for Meng Guiyu were not that deep. In addition, there was no hope for Shu Zhaoyi's pregnancy. At that time, she became more determined to get Meng Jiaxing back. Check and balance Meng Guiyu!
Otherwise, it would be no longer a problem that his grandson would not survive, but his son might also want to die without knowing it!
And as a queen mother, what value does she have when her biological son, the emperor, is gone
By that time, wouldn't that nephew who was so sweet and considerate in front of Ru Ming also beg to send her away? !
While the Queen Mother was thinking, a palace official who looked like a steward came and bowed and said respectfully: "Returning to the Queen Mother, Queen Zhaoyi just felt unwell in her belly. If you want to arrange a place in the palace, I would like to invite you two." Your Majesty, please move on!"
Queen Meng was begging to help the Queen Mother walk in, but the Queen Mother stood motionless, staring at the steward, and said calmly: "There is no need for the Ai family to ask for help! Just walk there and listen to the report."
The steward knew whether she was wrong about the Shu sisters' previous confrontation, so he didn't dare to say anything at that time, so he lowered his head and said, "Slave, I obey!"
Just order someone to make tea and serve cakes as a treat.
The Queen Mother did not touch the tea. After sitting down, she asked leisurely: "Have you called the imperial doctor? What did the imperial doctor say?"
The steward said cautiously: "To return to the empress: I have just sent someone to ask for the imperial doctor, but the imperial doctor's hospital is some distance away from Leyi Palace, so I didn't get there."
Empress Dowager Meng nodded her head when she heard this and said nothing more.
The queen then said that she was wrong about Zhaoyi... Well, to be precise, she was very concerned about Zhaoyi's pregnancy, and asked: "How uncomfortable is Zhaoyi's belly? Can she hold up well at that time?"
"Returning to the Empress, Empress Zhaoyi was in severe pain just now. She was helped to the couch and lay there for a while, and she finally calmed down. At that time, she looked quite stable, but Empress Zhaoyi was crying out in pain. ." The steward went and said, "After all, it is related to the emperor's heir, and the servants dare not neglect it, so the queen is alarmed and the queen mother is very much!"
Empress Dowager Meng glanced at the steward lightly and said to the empress: "The Ai family remembers that I just said that I was asking for a meal. It turned out that I received a report from there, so I went to the Ai family before I could have a meal? Is it true for the Ai family? I just finished my meal... In that case, the imperial doctor has been summoned over there anyway. In this case, our mother has nothing to ask for, so she can ask someone to bring my meal over so that I don't starve!"
The Queen knew whether the Empress Dowager felt sorry for her by doing this, and whether she wanted to hit Shu Zhaoyi intentionally. After getting rid of the previous anger, her mind turned and she pursed her lips and smiled: "I know my aunt loves him!"
When the people in the left and right palaces heard this, they went to do it.
After a while, the palace staff prepared the queen's dinner. The imperial doctor was so late!