As the day of the emperor's wedding drew closer, the queen mother's mood became worse and worse. She couldn't eat well or sleep well, and fell ill all of a sudden.
"Empress Dowager, you have to think about your own health, don't worry too much." Shake Ye fed the Empress Dowager medicine, while comforting her in a low voice, no one hoped that the Queen Mother would last forever Only the queen mother is alive, she can rely on in the palace.
"It's meaningless for the Ai family to live now. The emperor has not yet married Lu Yaoyao into the palace. He is already devoted to her. If she enters the palace in the future, the Ai family will not even have a place to stand." Queen Mother She couldn't remember the past when she and Ye Zhen were like a mother and daughter, she just felt that she would have no status in the palace in the future.
Shake Ye softly persuaded, "How could it be, you are the emperor's mother, your majesty is the most filial person, how could he let others bully you."
The queen mother sighed, and gently pushed away Yaoye's hand, "Does he still remember that Ai's family is his queen mother? Ai's family sees that he is thinking about Lu Yaoyao now."
"It's hard for you to protect the emperor and the little prince to grow up. The emperor will definitely remember it in his heart. Empress Dowager, don't think too much. Get well first, otherwise someone else will be satisfied in the future." Shake Ye said in a low voice.
"You're right, the Ai family can't fall ill, otherwise no one will be able to suppress Lu Yaoyao in the palace in the future, and if she wants to avenge the Ye family and hurt the emperor, no one will be able to find out." Queen Mother With a concentrated expression, he took the medicine in Yao Ye's hand and drank it in one gulp.
A smile flashed across Shake Ye's eyes, "The Queen Mother is wise."
The queen mother snorted coldly, "I heard that even Ye Chunnan came back. The Ai family really regretted it. If they knew that they had saved their father and son, they would be able to play such a role in Dongqing. At that time, they couldn't be saved anyway. Hey .”
"You didn't know that Ye Yiqing had a daughter who was raised in the Lu family, and you never thought that the emperor would treat Lu Yaoyao..." Shake Ye hesitated to speak.
"The Ai family has always been puzzled. The emperor hated Ye Zhen so much, why does he like Lu Yaoyao so much now? Although he chased Ye Zhen as queen, the Ai family knew that the relationship between him and Ye Zhen The knot cannot be untied." The Queen Mother said in wonder.
Shake Ye asked curiously, "Did the Emperor really hate the Empress so much back then?"
"It's not just disgusting, on the day of the wedding, the emperor refused to even have a bridal chamber, and left the capital the next day, without even seeing Ye Zhen." The Queen Mother said coldly.
"But now the emperor treats Lu Yaoyao very well. In the past, the slaves thought that the emperor liked Lu Yaoyao because of the empress's feelings." Shake Ye said, "The slaves also heard that Lu Yaoyao did not return. Before the capital, the emperor's favorite person was Concubine Lu Gui..."
The empress dowager frowned, "Speaking of this matter, the Ai family also felt strange. At first the emperor didn't want to see Lu Yaoyao. If the Ai family hadn't protected her, how could she have been named a princess? At that time, the Ai family also I asked her if she would like to enter the palace, and she swore that she only liked the life outside the palace. Huh, it seems that she lied to Aijia. She said she didn't want to enter the palace at that time, but it was because she hadn't let the emperor fall in love with her. , this move is really good if you want to refuse it."
"Queen Mother, no matter what, it's a thing of the past. I only hope that you can live a long and healthy life, and don't come to you for other troubles." Shaking Ye said with a smile.
"You are such a good boy!" The Queen Mother looked at Shaking Ye lovingly, "If the Emperor is not deceived, he must know how good you are."
Shaking Ye lowered her head in embarrassment, "The slave has been reborn now, and I don't need to think about the past anymore. As long as I can serve the Queen Mother, that will be the greatest satisfaction in my life."
The queen mother shook her head and sighed, "The Ai family knows your benefits, and the emperor will know about it in the future."
"I don't dare to think about other things now, my servant. Queen Mother, you have saved this servant and let this servant serve you by your side. This servant already feels satisfied." Shake Ye said in a low voice.
"Hey..." The Queen Mother sighed again, and took her hand in hers, "The Ai family understands your pain."
At this time, a palace maid said outside, "Queen Mother, the old concubine of the county palace handed over a sign asking to see her."
The queen mother frowned, and for a moment she couldn't remember who the concubine of the county prince's mansion was. After thinking for a long time, she remembered, "It belongs to the prince's family of Chuyang County, right? The successor princess? Why did she enter the palace to meet Ai's family?"
Shake Ye said, "I guess I want to do my best in front of you. If you don't want to see me, I will send you off."
"It's rare that someone still remembers Aijia, so let her in." The queen mother said lightly.
The maid went to lead the successor princess He into the Palace of Compassion.
Concubine Ji was originally from a small family. Although she married into the palace, she was suppressed by Zhaoyang. In fact, she hadn't seen much in the world, not to mention she had no heirs. She was a widow. are very few.
She walked in tremblingly, and knelt down in front of the queen mother, "My wife pays homage to the queen mother, and the queen mother is blessed and safe."
"Stay flat." The queen mother leaned on the big welcoming pillow, squinting at Princess Ji, "Why did you come to the palace today?"
"Empress Dowager, the minister's wife is here to ask the Empress Dowager to be the master." The second princess did not get up, but cried with aggrieved face.
The queen mother was a little surprised when she heard the words, "What wronged you have suffered and asked the Ai family to make decisions for you?"
Concubine Ji wiped her tears and said, "Empress Dowager, my wife has been adhering to women's morals for so many years, and she thinks there is nothing to be ashamed of. Zhaoyang came back these days, and my wife wanted to take her back to the county palace, but she said that she had told the county The palace severed the relationship, and the courtiers felt that it was inappropriate for her to live outside as a new widow, and it was useless to persuade her a few times. Later, she found out that she...she... "
"Zhaoyang is back?" The Queen Mother asked in surprise, she didn't even know about it, "What did you just say, Zhaoyang is a widow?"
Concubine Ji was stunned, "The Queen Mother doesn't know yet?"
Displeasure flashed across the Empress Dowager's face, "Didn't Zhaoyang go to Beiming Kingdom to get married? Since the widow came back, he should be in Beiming Kingdom. Why did he come back? Even if he came back, he shouldn't live outside. How did he return?" thing?"
"My wife didn't know what was going on before, but I found out later that she... actually came back with Mrs. Ye." The second princess looked ashamed to speak.
"Which Master Ye are you talking about?" the queen mother asked in surprise.
"It's Ye Yiqing! The Prime Minister of Dongqing Kingdom." Princess Ji gritted her teeth and said, feeling a burst of hatred in her heart.
The queen mother sat up straight in shock, "What? How did Zhaoyang and Ye Yiqing end up together?"