Two days later, news came out from the palace that the queen was unwell.
Zhongcui Palace.
The queen was half leaning on the head of the bed, wearing a mop on her forehead, she didn't look in good spirits, and her face was slightly pale.
Mother Cui came over with bird's nest porridge, with a worried look on her face: "Madam, did you get scared during the birthday banquet?"
"It's really bad luck!" Speaking of the birthday banquet, the queen thought of Yu Qing's tragic death and the crying voice, and a look of displeasure appeared on her face. Well done, I still want to reward her, hey..."
"This is the fifth emperor's concubine who ate something wrong. Your empress doesn't have to..."
Regarding Yu Qing's death, the queen knew more or less, she waved her hand, signaling to Nanny Cui not to mention it again.
The queen took a few mouthfuls of bird's nest porridge from Nanny Cui, but felt that the taste was bland.
She took two bites, lost her appetite, and pushed the bowl back.
Nanny Cui looked at the queen worriedly, and persuaded softly: "Your Majesty, take some more, and you need to drink medicine later."
"I can't eat it." The Queen's brows were tightly wrinkled, and her beautiful eyes showed infinite sharpness and a hint of coldness. "I heard that Su Rong is still alive!"
Nanny Cui froze for a moment, with an expression of disbelief on her face. She suppressed her voice and said: "The old slave clearly saw the child's body back then..."
"I'm afraid it's a death escape. He's still alive and well. Now he's renamed Liu Ronghua." The queen gritted her teeth, and spoke very slowly, one word after another burst out from her mouth.
Cui Momo immediately realized: "Your Majesty is talking about that miracle doctor Liu Ronghua? I heard that he has excellent medical skills and his whereabouts are uncertain."
"It's him!" The queen's face was almost distorted, "It's because he consulted Su Ying that I know that he is still alive in this world."
Nanny Cui's complexion changed slightly, and only then did she realize that the queen has been ill for the past few days. Perhaps this is her knot in her heart: "This person cannot stay."
Complex expressions of fear, hatred, and coldness appeared on the queen's face.
Su Rong is still alive, if he knows her secret, if he reveals what happened back then.
Thinking of this, the Queen only felt a splitting headache. She rubbed her temples with her hands: "Only the dead can keep the secret for this palace. Su Rong can't stay, Su Ying has to die too!"
Nanny Cui has served the queen for so many years, naturally she can't wait to relieve the queen's worries and difficulties immediately. It's just that when she thought of Ye Feibai's gloomy eyes, she couldn't help saying in a low voice: "Madam, Princess Huai gave birth to two young masters for Duke Huai, and she is pregnant again now. Duke Huai treats her so lovingly, even more so. She treats her like a sweetheart and hurts her. Look at the end of the fifth imperial concubine..."
A sharp gaze flashed across the queen's eyes: "Of course I won't do it myself... This matter is urgent, let me think about it again."
Cui Mama looked down at the bird's nest that she had only eaten a few bites in her hand, and couldn't help but said: "Madam, you haven't eaten much these days, so what should you do if you're sick?"
The queen's face was a bit impatient, she was about to say something, at this moment, the servant sent a message: "Empress, Duke Huai and the sixth prince have arrived."
When Nanny Cui heard that the sixth prince was coming, a look of joy appeared on her face.
Sure enough, when the queen heard Ye Feimo coming, the gloom on her face was swept away, and a happy look appeared on her lips: "Let them in quickly."
Ye Feimo has been raised by the Queen's side since she was a child, she has always been close to him and naturally prefers him more.
Ye Feimo and Ye Feibai came to greet the queen, and the queen's eyes fell on Ye Feimo's face involuntarily, and she looked at his face as if she was looking at another person.
The inherent indifference and pride on her face seemed to have been reduced by three points, and there was tenderness between her brows.
Ye Feibai glanced at the queen lightly, and there was no extra emotion in his deep eyes: "Is the mother's health better?"
When the queen saw Ye Feibai, she couldn't help but think of Yu Qing's bleeding from seven orifices, and her expression became much colder: "It's much better, you all sit down."
Ye Feibai and Ye Feimo sat down on the chairs beside them, and soon a maid served tea for them.
Ye Feimo glanced at Nanny Cui, and saw that she was holding a bowl of bird's nest porridge in her hand: "Mommy Cui, hasn't your mother had lunch yet?"
Cui Momo lowered her head: "The queen hasn't eaten well these days, the sixth prince should try to persuade her."
"How is this possible?" Ye Feimo stepped forward and looked at the queen with concern: "Queen mother, you are not feeling well, how can you not eat?"
The queen sighed: "I don't have much appetite, I don't really want to eat."
Ye Feimo took the bird's nest porridge from Nanny Cui's hand: "I'll feed my mother over there."
Cui Momo smiled and said, "The sixth prince is really filial."
The queen listened, with a look of relief in her eyes.
Because Ye Feimo fed the porridge himself, the queen managed to eat most of it even though she had no appetite. Cui Mammy saw the bottom of the bowl and breathed a sigh of relief.
After the queen finished eating the porridge, she covered her lips with a handkerchief, and looked at Ye Feimo lovingly: "Did you finish the errand entrusted to you by going to Shandong this time?"
"Yes." The sixth prince sat back in his seat, his long and narrow eyes slightly raised, with a look of satisfaction in them, "Father also praised his son."
"That's good." The queen nodded and looked at him proudly, "As expected of my good son."
Ye Feibai sat on the side drinking tea quietly, not knowing what he was thinking, and didn't say a word.
At this time, Nanny Cui brought some snacks over, and the Queen pointed to the pastries and said to Ye Feimo, "These are your favorite snacks. The Empress knew that you came here today and asked Nanny to make them."
A grateful smile appeared on Ye Feimo's face, and the corners of his lips rose slightly: "Mother, my son is no longer a child."
"In the heart of the queen mother, you will always be a child." The queen looked at Ye Feimo and said with some distress, "I have lost a lot of weight this time, and the queen mother really feels distressed."
Ye Feimo tasted a piece of pastry: "My son has made my mother worry."
The queen seemed to signal that she had ignored Ye Feibai, and glanced at him: "Feibai, you can eat some too."
Ye Feibai looked indifferent: "After thanking my mother, my son doesn't like sweets."
The queen paused, and the atmosphere was momentarily awkward.
The queen quickly turned her gaze from Ye Feibai's face to Ye Feimo's again: "Feimo, it's time to find someone to take care of you. What girl did you fancy at the birthday party the day before yesterday?"
A faint blush appeared on Ye Feimo's handsome face: "But let the queen mother decide."
It was rare for the queen to see Ye Feimo shy, laughing softly, looking very relieved.
Ye Feibai looked at their mother's kind and filial appearance, and talked about some trivial matters. He reluctantly sat for a while and then left.