Capital city.
"Peony, is the Queen awake yet?" Platycodon came over from the backyard carrying a basket.
Last month, she pulled out all the flowers and grass in the backyard flowerbed and cleared a vegetable patch. It rained these past two days, and the greens she planted have grown a lot. Today, she went to the field to pull out a handful of greens, preparing to make a bowl of green vegetable noodles for the empress later.
"Shh." Shaoyao stretched out her hand and gently placed it on her lips, hushing.
Jiejing nodded in understanding and walked towards the kitchen with the basket. The queen had not eaten yet, so she had to make breakfast first so that she could eat it after Nanny Qian left.
It's not easy for Madam Qian to come here, and she won't stay for too long. She must have something to do, so it's better to let her talk to the Empress for a while.
The gate of the cold palace is locked all year round. People inside cannot go out and people outside cannot come in, so there is no need for guarding.
How did Nanny Qian get in? Of course, anyone who wants to come in can come in naturally.
The Queen has been in the cold palace for a whole month. Not to mention cats and dogs, there have even been two assassination attempts.
In such a palace, three weak women who were powerless were not hurt at all. Or it can be said that they were not even allowed to enter the side hall and were killed by the guards in secret.
Having been the queen for more than ten years, she really has no backup plan at all. The first person to die on the road will probably be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Perhaps the queen did not expect that the current emperor would be so merciless and directly exterminate the entire Su family. It is true that when the birds are gone, the good bows are put away; when the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog is cooked.
In the side hall, Madam Qian was talking to Su Junyao: "Your Majesty, Lord Song has already sent people to Tuocheng. You don't have to worry about His Highness's safety."
The light outside the window hits the window frame obliquely, casting a shadow.
Su Junyao was sitting in the light and shadow, with her long hair hanging down behind her. Madam Qian walked over, took a wooden comb, and began to comb Su Junyao's hair carefully.
"My queen, you must take care of yourself and wait for His Highness to come back and pick you up."
The warm sunshine shines on Su Junyao's face. She is still so young and beautiful, like a flower in full bloom, her beauty is intense and flamboyant.
"Madam Qian, I'm not worried about Xu'er. Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. The emperor won't do anything to Xu'er unless someone with ulterior motives does something behind her back." Su Junyao raised her head, letting the warm light hit her face, just like her mother's hand caressing her little face when she was a child.
"I'm worried about my ninth sister. I don't know when she will get to Yancheng and whether she will be in danger along the way."
Su Junyao's hair was black and shiny, and combed all the way down smoothly.
"Your Majesty, Miss Nine is a blessed woman, and General Yan is not a mediocre man." Nanny Qian carefully held Su Junyao's long hair and combed it bit by bit.
"Try to pass a message to the Right Prime Minister and ask him whether he sent a few people to Wei Yang last time. We can't just rely on Yan Gui. If he is unreliable, at least my ninth sister has a way out."
"Yes, Madam." Madam Qian put down the comb and bowed: "Then I will leave first."
Shaoyao came in with a teapot and quickly put down the tray: "Madame Qian, I'll take you there."
Shaoyao went to send Madam Qian off, and Jiegeng came over to pour tea for Su Junyao: "Madam, this is the Longjing tea before the Qingming Festival sent by General Manager An. Please rinse your mouth. I made noodles for you today, and the dishes are from the backyard."
The faint fragrance of tea floated in the simple side hall. Su Junyao picked up the teacup and lowered his head, watching the water in the cup mixed with the tea leaves slowly expand.
The trees outside the side hall had not been taken care of for a long time, and they grew taller and stronger, with tangled roots.