Ji Youran had actually been here for a while, sitting in a side hall, waiting to be summoned by the Queen.
The handkerchief in her hand had been crumpled into a ball, losing its original neatness and ragged in her palm. Her black hair half hung down, almost covering her eyes, and her whole body exuded a heavy and dirty feeling, as if her hair had not been washed clean.
Now, hearing the Queen Mother summon her, she stood up and followed the palace maid into the hall. After paying her respects to the people sitting in high seats in a proper manner, she did not dare to take a seat and just stood there with her head down.
"Concubine Ji, why did you go to see Concubine Qu yesterday?" The Queen Mother asked as a matter of routine, just wanting to resolve the matter quickly.
"I walked for a while yesterday and was tired. I happened to meet Concubine Qu, so I chatted with her for a few words." Ji Youran replied. In fact, she still didn't know what had happened and felt a little uneasy.
"A lot of things have grown on Concubine Qu's face. Is it related to you?" The Queen Mother asked Ji Youran directly without hiding anything.
"What...what?" Ji Youran was startled, and suddenly raised his head. He looked at the queen in disbelief, and then looked at Qu Qiuyan with a bit of panic.
When she raised her head like this, everyone looked at her face in astonishment.
A strand of Ji Youran's hair that was originally hanging in front of her was thrown away. Seeing the red and swollen spot at the corner of her eye, he only thought that her hair was too thick and greasy just now, but now he realized that there was something wrong with it, which made people feel very uncomfortable.
"You...you...did you infect me?" Qu Qiuyan was the first to react and screamed.
"You sent it to me?" Ji Youran also reacted at this time, and suddenly rushed to Qu Qiuyan, grabbed Qu Moying's hand, and asked anxiously, "Is it you, Concubine Qu? Where is your medicine? What medicine do you use?"
“You…it’s actually you…” Qu Qiuyan stammered for a few words and was almost knocked down by Ji Youran. She pushed Ji Youran away in anger and said, “Empress, it was she…it was Concubine Ji who gave it to me. I didn’t have the disease before, but Concubine Ji…she…she does.”
"What nonsense are you talking about? You were the one who sent it to me." Ji Youran quickly grabbed Qu Qiuyan's sleeve. He didn't care about anything else at this moment. He just stared at Qu Qiuyan eagerly. "Qu Concubine, what medicine did you use? Tell me, I... I will definitely reward you generously."
Seeing her sad and earnest expression, Pei Luoan subconsciously took a step forward.
"Prince, we don't know if the infection on their faces is contagious." The Queen scolded.
"Someone, go get the imperial physician!" Pei Luoan took a step back instead of moving forward, while instructing the people around him.
A maid ran out in a hurry to find the imperial physician.
When the imperial physician came, Qu Qiuyan and Ji Youran had already been taken to the side room. There was no need to investigate further. It was either Qu Qiuyan or Ji Youran, otherwise how could both of them get sick and develop herpes on their faces.
And I still don't know what herpes is.
If it wasn't related to the Eastern Palace, the Queen Mother would have almost had them both thrown out. What kind of strange disease was this? Why did two people get it at the same time? Originally, it was thought that only Qu Qiuyan was allergic, but now the Queen Mother dared not conclude that there was really nothing wrong.
In my heart
Angry and annoyed, he went back to the inner hall, changed his clothes, put on a few sachets to calm his mind and remove odors, and then sat down again.
Pei Luoan also washed and combed his hair again.
Concubine He had already brought her son and daughter-in-law back to the palace, and had washed and dressed. Her son had a lot of contact with Qu Qiuyan, so Concubine He was still very worried. She asked the imperial physician to diagnose her son, and only felt relieved when she heard that there was nothing wrong.
After that, he didn't dare to come again and only sent a maid from the palace to listen in on the matter.
The doctor's results came out quickly. Ji Youran's symptoms were similar to Qu Qiuyan's, but also a little different. It seemed to be caused by something, also an allergy, but it didn't seem to be a sudden attack, but had been going on for a while. It might be related to Ji Youran's daily necessities...
After the incidents involving her two concubines happened one after another, Concubine He had originally wanted to bring the incident to the Eastern Palace and make Pei Luoan embarrassed as well. She didn't expect that Ji Youran's incident would happen.
This is even harder to explain.
Concubine He and the Queen finally reached a consensus and decided to take their own men back and teach them a lesson, so as not to lose face in front of their opponents...
The wide sleeves fell down, and they walked along the path in the palace. Qu Moying's hand fell into Pei Yuanjun's hand, and they walked slowly forward. The flowers were in full bloom in spring, and it was a good time to enjoy the scenery. Especially after watching a farce in the Prince's Mansion and Prince Jing's Mansion, Qu Moying was in a good mood.
Of course there will be a sequel to this...
"Why, are you happy?" Pei Yuanjun could sense her joy. He glanced at her sideways and asked with a smile.
Qu Moying, who was standing nearby, was still distracted. It took her a long time to react after hearing what he said. The corners of her lips curled up, and her eyes were full of charm. She said naturally, "Happy!"
"Because...they?" Pei Yuanjun stopped, elegantly fastened a hairpin on her head, and asked lazily.
"Yes!" Qu Moying said frankly.
"Want to see something more exciting?" Pei Yuanjun pulled her to start again, blinked his handsome eyes and asked.
Qu Moying thought about it and smiled and said, "Is it okay?"
"Of course you can." Pei Yuanjun answered lazily, reached out to pick a flower from a branch beside him, and handed it to Qu Moying casually.
Qu Moying took it subconsciously and was stunned for a moment. She had seen this flower before. It was in the Queen's Pepper Room. It was a kind of flower that the Queen liked very much. It was said that it was very rare even in the palace, and the flowering season was also limited. It seemed that not many of them bloomed.
The Queen Mother cherished them very much. After picking them, she would carefully put them in a vase. She did it herself and would never ask others for help.
Ji Hanyue was very surprised at the time, and later heard Pei Luoan say that this flower is not easy to grow and blooms so seldom.
"Is this... what the Queen likes?" Qu Moying looked at the flower in her hand, then at the flower tree in front of her. Sure enough, even with such a big tree, only a few flowers were in bloom, which was considered very rare.
Now is the peak season for enjoying the beauty of flowers. All the flowers that bloom at this time of year are gorgeous and beautiful, but none of them will be as beautiful as the one you see before you.
"So what if the Queen likes it? Can't she let me enjoy it?" Pei Yuanjun said disapprovingly, and reached out to pick another flower and put it in Qu Moying's hand, "If you like it, pick all of them today!"
"This flower... does it bloom on this tree only once a spring?" Qu Moying asked, looking at the few flower buds on the tree.
There are not many flowers in bloom, and not many buds. Summer is coming soon. I heard that this kind of flower will not bloom in summer. It is particularly precious and different.
Pei Yuanjun waved his hand, and Ji Hai, who was following behind him, came over immediately. After bowing to Qu Moying, he went forward to pick the flowers.
Not only the blooming flowers, but also the small flower buds were left, and in the end, only the leaves were left on the tree.
"The Queen will be angry." Qu Moying sighed.
"She will be angry for sure, but this flower tree is not hers. She is just taking advantage of others and thinking she is right." Pei Yuanjun's words were as lazy as ever.
Pulling Qu Moying, he walked forward again.
"This flower...wasn't it planted by the Queen in the past?" Qu Moying understood something and couldn't help asking.
"What the Queen planted, what the Queen liked, but now this good liking has become someone else's liking, such as her cat, such as the flowers on this tree." The smile on Pei Yuanjun's face faded, and he said lightly.
"What kind of person is the Empress?" Qu Moying endured it for a moment, but finally asked.
"She is just a self-righteous woman who thinks... that she can really believe it, but she doesn't know that her so-called belief is just an illusion." Pei Yuanjun did not look back, but pulled Qu Moying forward, as if the person talking had nothing to do with him at all. He was him, and Empress Yuan was Empress Yuan.
Qu Moying felt inexplicably distressed. If possible, she would rather know nothing. Now she wouldn't feel as if her heart was stabbed by something and was filled with discomfort.
There are some things... She doesn't want to know, and doesn't want to ask further!
She exhaled forcefully, suppressed the throbbing in her heart, and tugged at Pei Yuanjun's hand, trying to pull him out of this cold feeling: "Concubine Ji once asked me for a bottle of medicine cake. It was given to me by Miss Zhou Er, who was engaged to my eldest brother. I heard that the Zhou family had an ancestor with excellent medical skills, and everything he left behind was exquisite."
Qu Moying didn't want Pei Yuanjun to think too much, so she simply talked about what happened to Ji Youran today. This matter was bound to affect her family.
"When Miss Zhou Er gave it to me, she asked me to use it, but I didn't. Later, Concubine Ji got the news from somewhere and sent someone to ask for it. I gave it to her. I think there might be something wrong with this ointment." Qu Moying said.
"Do you think the East Palace will come looking for you?" Pei Yuanjun smiled, his eyes were slightly gentle, without the coldness just now.
"I think so." Qu Moying said affirmatively.
"Then let them come. They keep coming to the Prince of Ying's palace to cause trouble. Do they really think they can cover the sky with one hand?" Pei Yuanjun's eyes flashed, and after a moment of hesitation, he sneered and said, "This Zhou family... is also very smooth-talking. Not only the daughter, but also the father is also good at getting along with everyone."
The patriarch of the Zhou family is indeed a character. He can make the entire family repeat itself, which is not a simple thing. He seems to be honest, but in fact he has done a lot of things. If it weren't for Duke Yuguo being involved, they would not have been given the opportunity to recover this time.
"The intersection leading out of the palace is in front. You go back home first, and I'll come back later." Pei Yuanjun stopped, looked at the intersection in front of him, and put his hand down as he spoke.
How can this matter be concluded...