The ministers all lowered their heads. The emperor was really angry. Who could calm the emperor's anger? They all turned their eyes to Mu Yexiao, and some looked at Gu Xiangning and Lin Zezhi, hoping that these three would speak.
Who knew that these three were like dumb people, not speaking a word. In the morning court, the emperor was angry and the ministers were afraid, but at this time, the Cining Palace was peaceful.
When Mu Yexiao came to the morning court, Qian Jiujiu also came to the palace, of course to pick up the child. But it was still early and Nannanbeibei hadn't gotten up yet, so she went to the Cining Palace to join in the fun.
Qian Jiujiu was naturally different from the others. After she arrived, she was welcomed in without waiting. So Qian Jiujiu was the first to arrive. When she arrived, the queen mother was still getting dressed. Qian Jiujiu walked up to her and said, "Mother, let me help you get dressed."
It had been a long time since she helped the Queen Mother to put on her clothes. The maids beside the Queen Mother saw Qian Jiujiu coming over to do it, and they automatically stepped aside. The Queen Mother had no objection, and with the help of Qian Jiujiu, she quickly put on her clothes.
"Mother, let me comb your hair."
The Queen Mother looked at Qian Jiujiu with satisfaction, and looked in the mirror again and again: "Jiuer is still very skillful, this hairstyle is good, let's do it like this in the future. It's getting late, let's go out, the Queen should be here soon."
Just as she was muttering, Aunt Zhang came in and said, "Empress Dowager, the Queen is here."
Qian Jiujiu raised her lips and chuckled: "This person is really not easy to talk about. As soon as I was talking about him, he arrived. Then mother, let's go out."
The Queen was a little surprised when she saw Qian Jiujiu helping the Queen Mother out: "Greetings to the Queen Mother. Sixth brother's wife is here so early, and the children haven't woken up yet!"
Qian Jiujiu said with a smile: "Greetings to the Queen Mother. Don't worry, I just happened to be accompanying her for breakfast. I'll go out for a walk later. I haven't been home for a long time, so I still want to go out."
The queen looked envious: "I want to go out too! But my stomach is not in the right place."
She would not allow herself to be in danger. Qian Jiujiu agreed with this idea and nodded: "It's okay, you can't stay in the capital all the time, you can go anytime."
The Queen nodded: "That's true, but can you bring Yin'er with you today? I think he definitely wants to go."
Qian Jiujiu still liked Yin'er very much, so she agreed: "Yin'er is fine, but the second and third princes are too young and not suitable to leave the palace."
The Queen certainly understood this: "Of course, it's enough to take Yin'er with you."
The Queen Mother waited for the two to finish their conversation before looking at Aunt Zhang beside her and said, "Go and call in all the concubines from the palaces. Also, Jiu'er will sit next to me."
If Qian Jiujiu entered the palace, her position should really be placed next to the empress dowager, accompanying the queen, sitting on the left and right of the empress dowager. The concubines outside came in one by one, and were a little surprised when they saw Qian Jiujiu.
"Greetings to the Queen Mother, the Queen, and the Princess."
Since Qian Jiujiu was sitting there, there was no need for these people to not pay their respects. There was some curiosity in Qian Jiujiu's eyes. To be honest, she had never seen such a trick of paying respects in the palace!
The Queen Mother said, "Everyone, stand up."
Then all the concubines in the palace stood up, and they were all silent. Qian Jiujiu looked at this one curiously, then looked at that one, and then sneaked up to the Queen Mother: "Mother, when you pay your respects every morning, you just look at each other like this and don't say anything? That's so boring."
The Queen Mother knew that Qian Jiujiu was a person who could not sit still, so she smiled and said, "Why is everyone so quiet today? Princess Bingjian is not an outsider either, so let's just say what we usually say today."
What are you talking about? It's just gossip that everyone usually talks about. Concubine Han knows more about it. She looked at Qian Jiujiu and said, "I don't know what Princess Bingjian likes. I have prepared a small gift for you. It's not a respect. I will present it to you when Princess leaves the palace."
This is to give yourself a gift. One person started it, and the others followed suit. The concubine sat aside, watching everyone show their courtesy to Qian Jiujiu, then glanced at the queen and came to her: "Your Majesty, what do you like? I'll give it to you."
The Queen felt warm in her heart. She was worried that she would be left out and unhappy. Qian Jiujiu looked at Concubine Chen and narrowed her eyes. Why was she so attentive to the Queen? Could it be that she had some other thoughts? She glanced at Concubine Chen and said, "Concubine Chen wants to give a gift to the Queen, but she has to be careful. The Queen is pregnant, so some things are taboo."
The queen was pregnant. The concubines were stunned, and then the smiles on their faces became more forced. Why? Why was the queen pregnant again? Why could the queen give birth to children one after another, but they had none
Qian Jiujiu took the looks of the concubines into consideration and suddenly understood something. With her current medical skills, it would be easy to cure the emperor's current defects. However, if she did so, there would be a lot of children in the harem.
It is also not conducive to the harmony of the harem. After all, if these women don't have children, they may be able to behave themselves, but if they have children, I'm afraid they will use all means to protect their children.
Thinking of this, Qian Jiujiu's eyes flashed with sorrow. The Queen Mother saw it and knew that Qian Jiujiu had discovered something. She couldn't help but look at the concubines and said, "Well, we have paid our respects today, let's all go."
The concubines were upset and went back to their respective palaces. The Queen Mother looked at Qian Jiujiu and said, "What's wrong with Jiuer? Why do I feel like you're suddenly worried?"
Qian Jiujiu took a deep breath and felt that the Queen Mother and the Queen had the right to know. Looking at the two people in front of her, Qian Jiujiu chose to tell the truth.
"It's like this. The last time I examined the emperor, I actually found some problems with childbirth. He can be cured."
Speaking of this, Qian Jiujiu felt a little embarrassed. The Queen Mother was the first to think of the questions that Qian Jiujiu had just thought of, and she fell silent. After a while, she slowly spoke: "Don't tell the emperor about this matter. Just pretend that you don't know."
Qian Jiujiu was stunned. This queen mother was really a very good mother-in-law. She was willing to cheat her son for the queen. "Don't you want more grandchildren?"
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Having too many children is not a good thing. Besides, the Queen is still young, and there will be plenty of grandchildren if she wants them in the future."
The Queen looked at the Queen Mother with a touched face: "Mother, thank you. But I still think that this matter should be told to the Emperor and let the Emperor make the decision himself."
The Queen Mother was startled, a little surprised, and looked at the Queen: "Aren't you worried?"
The Queen smiled and said, "This is something that I am not worried about, Mother. The Emperor will definitely want to be a very healthy person."
Qian Jiujiu looked at the Queen: "I agree with what you said. This is the Emperor's business. Let's not make a decision for him. Let Mu Yexiao ask him sometime. Maybe the Emperor won't want to recover. Anyway, it doesn't affect anything now."
The emperor, who was attending court, suddenly sneezed and frowned. Was someone talking about him? He didn't know who it was. These ministers today really disappointed him.
After getting furious, the emperor threw the blame on these people and withdrew from the court. With Mu Yexiao by his side, they walked towards the Queen Mother's palace.
When they arrived at the Queen Mother's Palace, it was just time for breakfast. Several children were brought over. After everyone finished breakfast together, the Queen Mother suddenly said, "You guys, take the children to the side hall first, and everyone else go out. Your Majesty, I have something to tell you..."
The Queen Mother told the emperor the truth in his confused eyes. The emperor was stunned, then he looked at the Queen and couldn't help laughing: "No need to treat it, just leave it like this. I have never felt that it is a defect to only be able to have children with the Queen. It is a blessing, isn't it?"
He originally just wanted the queen to give birth to his child. If he recovered, wouldn't he have to give all the concubines in the palace a sterilizing drug? That would be a bit cruel.
When the Queen Mother spoke, the Queen clenched her hands and looked very nervous. When she heard the Emperor's refusal, she raised her head and looked at the Emperor. The Emperor held her hand and said that this was a gift. The Queen was so moved that her eyes turned red.
Qian Jiujiu suddenly smiled: "Your Majesty is right, I was overthinking, this is a gift. That's fine, anyway, now that we have breakfast, let's go out and play first. Mother, let me help you change your clothes, wear something more civilian."
The Queen Mother was very happy and looked at the Emperor: "You see, what I mean is what the Emperor means, but the Queen is right. It is better for me to say it myself."
The emperor was stunned when he heard this. No, it turned out that his mother's intention was not to let Qian Jiujiu treat her if she didn't tell him. Or it was his queen who insisted on telling him that such an important conversation took place.
Queen Mother, you are really my dear mother. The emperor couldn't help feeling depressed, but the Queen Mother didn't notice it at all. She was very happy: "In this way, at least the harem can be stable for a long time. But you have to watch out for concubines who have other thoughts."
The Queen nodded, indicating that she understood. The Emperor looked at the Queen and said, "Let's go to your palace and see Xiaoer and Xiaosan."
Today, Mu Yexiao couldn't be recruited to serve as a soldier, and the emperor also planned to give himself a day off. After Qian Jiujiu changed the queen mother's clothes, she came out and took the children with her to go out of the palace.
After returning to the palace, everyone changed into their normal clothes and started to go shopping. Yin'er's eyes were shining the whole time. It was really great to be able to go out of the palace to go shopping.