However, having said that, the Empress Dowager still had to go and see it, and she had to do it calmly, thinking that the Emperor would teach Concubine Chen a lesson.
It was an accident that Concubine Wan brought her into this situation, but it did give the Emperor some relief. However, it seems that the Qi family should not be underestimated.
Now no one knows how many people in the court are related to the Qi family. When Xiaoman thinks about this, he feels heartbroken. The world has finally come to peace.
The ambitions of these individuals have expanded for a time, and those noble families are simply unreasonable! Thinking of the news that Gu Xiangning had checked privately for so many days.
Forget it, it's useless to think so much now. Anyway, they are slowly making arrangements here, so there is nothing to be afraid of. Thinking of this, Xiaoman prepared and went into the palace.
When I arrived at the palace, I went straight to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother was very happy about Xiaoman's arrival: "Xiaoman is here. You still have a conscience and know how to come to see me from time to time."
Xiaoman smiled and said, "Who are you saying has no conscience, Queen Mother? Could it be that the Queen made you angry?"
As she spoke, she looked at the Queen Mother, who tapped Xiaoman's head and said, "You are really thoughtful. The Queen is thoughtful and comes to see me often."
"Play mahjong with me or something. It's a pity that I went out to play. I really can't stay in this palace. I don't know where your sisters are now?"
Xiaoman could see that the Queen Mother was thinking about Mu Yexiao and Qian Jiujiu. She smiled and changed the subject: "By the way, Queen Mother, do you know why Xiaoman came to the palace today?"
The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment, and looked at Xiaoman: "Why do you have something else to do? Don't you miss me, an old woman, and come to the palace to see me?"
Xiao Man burst out laughing: "Empress Dowager, look at what you said, what old woman? Xiao Man has never seen an old woman as beautiful as you!"
"Speaking of which, Xiaoman got a good thing today. Do you want to try it? It's very good for your skin. But when Xiaoman got the good thing, the first person he thought of was the Queen Mother."
"Your Highness must give Xiaoman this favor, okay? Go take a bath, Xiaoman will serve you, okay?"
The Queen Mother thought that she had nothing to do anyway, and Xiaoman would not harm her, so she nodded and said, "Okay, let's give it a try. After all, it's Xiaoman's intention."
Then she asked someone to prepare for the bath. While waiting for the Queen Mother to take a bath, Xiaoman looked at Nanny Lin beside the Queen Mother and said, "Nanny, I need your help."
"Replace everything the Queen Mother has touched today."
Nanny Lin was stunned for a moment, then she thought of Xiaoman's identity, and she was a doctor! Maybe she found something bright in these things.
She nodded, but Nanny Lin was very thoughtful and replaced them all with identical ones, so that the Empress Dowager could not tell that these things had been replaced.
The county princess made such instructions specifically, probably because she didn't want the empress dowager to know and worry. At this time, Xiaoman had already walked in and saw the empress dowager soaking in the bathtub.
He took out the thing in his hand and said, "Wipe the Queen Mother's whole body. This is a good thing for maintaining the body. It contains hundreds of precious medicinal herbs."
"My sister specially asked someone to send it back, and she even specifically said it was for the Queen Mother to use!"
When the Queen Mother heard this, she was indeed happy. Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao were still thinking about her outside. Besides, as the saying goes, things that are far away are fragrant, while things that are near are smelly. Although the Queen Mother did not mean that things that are close are smelly.
But the ones outside are fragrant. When people are outside and can't see each other for such a long time, they will naturally think more about it. Xiaoman accompanied the queen mother to wipe it.
While chatting with the Queen Mother, he helped to relieve the Queen Mother's boredom. He waited until all matters on the Queen Mother's side were settled before leaving the palace.
The emperor was still waiting for Xiaoman in the imperial study, but he found out that Xiaoman had already left. The emperor then remembered that Xiaoman had been very busy recently, and she was almost the only one busy with the reconstruction of the villa.
I thought Xiaoman would leave, so the Queen Mother should be alright. When Xiaoman returned to the palace, he was informed by the two servants guarding the gate.
Li Jiaqi was caught in the rain all night last night and now has a high fever. The housekeeper took the initiative to take Li Jiaqi in and also invited a doctor to treat Li Jiaqi.
Aunt Xiang was at Li Jiaqi's place now. Xiaoman didn't say anything when she heard this, but the Bai sisters also came at this time. Both sisters had dark circles under their eyes.
Xiaoman was a little puzzled: "Did you not sleep well last night? It rained so hard last night that it was really hard to sleep."
Bai Zhen heard Xiao Man's words and laughed dryly twice: "It's not like that, County Lord..."
Then he told Xiaoman about the conversation with Li Jiaqi last night, and added his own thoughts: "Maybe Li Jiaqi's family is interested in the relationship between Aunt Xiang and you, the county lady."
"But this Li Jiaqi has clear eyes, so he shouldn't be that kind of person!"
Xiaoman smiled and looked at Bai Zhen: "Girl, you are good at talking, but what you said makes sense. Well, you don't have to worry about things here."
"Just do your own thing. I have to go to the other courtyard to supervise in the afternoon. I won't be in the palace for a while."
Hearing that the county lord was going to the other courtyard, Bai Zhen was a little curious: "County lord, can I go with you?"
As soon as Bai Zhen said this, Bai Jia coughed twice: "Don't think about going anywhere. Have you forgotten that Li Zichun has been coming to see you these past two days?"
"You promised to go boating tomorrow. Are you going to break your promise?"
Bai Zhen suddenly remembered this matter: "I remembered it now. If my sister hadn't reminded me, I would have really forgotten it. It seems that I can't go now."
When Xiaoman heard the name of Li Zichun, something flashed through her mind, but she didn't catch it. And this time she was going to build the underground mechanism.
It's really inappropriate to bring Bai Zhen with him. He smiled and looked at the two of them: "Okay, if there's nothing else, go back. It's also a good thing to walk around."
After listening to Xiaoman's words, the two bowed and left. Xiaoman packed up and told her family where she was going, asking them to send someone to give her information if anything happened.
After arranging everything, Xiaoman left directly, and the palace did not tell anyone about the news after Xiaoman left. Everyone just thought that the county lady was still in the palace!
Siqi did not follow Xiaoman this time, because she had to stay and watch the subsequent developments between Aunt Xiang and Li Jiaqi. At this time, Aunt Xiang was wiping Li Jiaqi's forehead.
It is said that this will make Li Jiaqi feel better, but Li Jiaqi is still unconscious at this time! Siqi walked in with a bowl of medicine: "Aunt Xiang, how is Mr. Li?"
"You haven't woken up yet?"
Aunt Xiang shook her head, her face full of worry: "He hasn't woken up yet. It's all my fault for being hungry. If I had seen him yesterday, he wouldn't have gotten so sick."
Siqi rolled her eyes. "What can I say about you? Why do you always take other people's faults on yourself? You are also to blame for his illness."
"You clearly know that you are weak, but you still joke about your own body. You said that he is the only son of the Li family. If something happens to him, I am afraid that the Li family will blame you."
"Besides, you and Li Jiaqi are not together because you are worried that Li Jiaqi is approaching you with bad intentions? Do you want to use you to get close to the county lady?"
While she was saying this, Li Jiaqi on the bed had already woken up, but before she opened her eyes, she heard Siqi's words, which immediately made Li Jiaqi stop moving.
Although it was somewhat dishonorable to eavesdrop like this, he still couldn't help but want to know what Jiang Tianxiang was thinking. When Aunt Xiang heard Siqi's words, she was stunned for a moment.
"In fact, I have never thought of Li Jiaqi in this way, and I have never doubted Li Jiaqi's feelings for me. But he is the only son of the Li family."
"Even if his feelings for me are real, what about the Li family? Even though I am by the county lady's side now, I am not inconspicuous. I am just a florist."
"Even if I am the daughter of a criminal, no one would dare to question the county lady because of me, but what if I marry Li Jiaqi?"
"My identity as the daughter of a criminal will be infinitely magnified, and the Li family will surely suffer because of me. Even if the county lady can protect me temporarily, she can't protect me forever."
"I just want to grow flowers and don't want my future life to be too hard. I really like Li Jiaqi, so I can't be so selfish."
"Let him be tainted by me, you understand?"
Hearing this, Li Jiaqi couldn't help but wanted to speak, but she heard Siqi speak faster than her: "Are you stupid? You think of everything for him."
"Then have you ever thought about his feelings? He also likes you, and you rejected him, and he was sad. If he was sad, he would just marry a random woman. Can you guarantee that woman will be better than you?"
"I didn't know you had that thought."
Seeing Aunt Xiang's expression change because of her words, Siqi realized that her words were too harsh, so she immediately stopped talking and finally sighed.
"Forget it. This is your own business anyway. You can do whatever you want. Besides, one cannot choose one's birth. Besides."
"Apart from your poor background, you are a talent, so why are you unworthy of Li Jiaqi? Think about it carefully."
After saying this, Siqi turned and left. In fact, Siqi couldn't understand how there could be a stupid woman like Aunt Xiang in this world
So she was planning not to marry because she was the daughter of a criminal? And spend her whole life with those people? The more she thought about it, the more upset she became. It had been such a long time.
She treated Aunt Xiang as her own family, so naturally she hoped that Aunt Xiang would live a good life. Not long after Siqi left, Aunt Xiang couldn't help but sigh.
"What's wrong with spending your whole life with flowers?"
"Of course it's not good. You spend your whole life with Hua, what should I do?"