Concubine Qu had already fallen asleep. After taking the medicine, the effect of the drug was taking effect and she felt very weak.
A maid carefully covered Concubine Qu with the quilt, walked to the window, and half-dropped the curtain, blocking the light in the hall. She then walked to the place where the incense burner was placed before, and saw that it was not there. She frowned, walked to the door, called a maid, and asked in a low voice, "Where is the incense burner?"
"Just now the Queen Mother ordered them to leave, saying that the air inside was not circulating." The little palace maid whispered.
"The air is not circulating? No way, it was fine before. The Dowager Concubine is not in good health. How can she change things in the room at will? Go get the incense burner and light it again." The maid said unhappily. She was the personal maid of Dowager Concubine Qu. When Qu Moying and others came in just now, she was not there. She went to the front to get something.
There was no meeting with Qu Moying.
"But the Queen Mother's order..." the little maid said hesitantly.
The maid lowered her head and frowned, looking around: "But the two young ladies from the Qu Mansion came in?"
She was Concubine Qu's confidant, so she naturally knew that the Qu family had sent two young ladies to visit the patient today.
"What did they say to make the Concubine Dowager remove all her favorite incense?" the palace maid asked again unhappily.
"Nothing was said. I couldn't hear clearly outside just now. It seemed that the air was bad or something, so the Concubine Dowager had someone remove the incense." said the little palace maid.
"Go get the incense burner first. If the Concubine is fine, don't use it for now. Wait until she wakes up and decide for herself. If there is anything wrong with the Concubine sleeping, light it up. It's rare for the Concubine to sleep so peacefully. Let her have a good rest."
The palace maid thought for a moment and said.
"Yes!" The little palace maid nodded. This was actually the best way.
The incense burner was brought back and a new stick of incense was inserted into it, but it was not lit and was still placed in the previous position. The palace maid looked at Concubine Qu's face and saw that she was sleeping soundly, so she did not insist on lighting incense.
During this period, Concubine Qu's illness has not been getting better. She can't eat during the day, and can't sleep well at night. She feels very uncomfortable. Concubine Qu even feels that she is about to die. In the end, she doesn't even want to take medicine. People around her are very anxious. Naturally, it would be best for her to have a good sleep right now.
Qu Qiuyan walked out and chose the main road in the middle. After walking for a while, she turned a corner and saw a road on the side, which was similar in size to this road. She turned in casually. The scenery there seemed to be better, and it was nice to enjoy the scenery along the way.
But Qu Qiuyan was not interested in enjoying the scenery. She walked very slowly, looking left and right from time to time. But she didn't meet anyone along the way, which really surprised her.
Isn't it surprising that Concubine Qu suddenly appeared in the palace? I heard from my father that the emperor had ordered medicine to be prepared for Concubine Qu, which shows how much he values Concubine Qu. Why didn't anyone pay attention to this matter
Isn't it said that the slightest sign of trouble will make many people feel uneasy
"Miss, please stay. Our master is ahead." Suddenly, a eunuch appeared on the road and stopped Qu Qiuyan. Although he spoke politely, his eyes revealed a bit of arrogance and he seemed to be quite overbearing.
Qu Qiuyan was delighted, there was indeed someone there!
"Who is your master? Our young lady is a distinguished guest invited by Concubine Qu!" Qingju stepped forward and stood in front of Qu Qiuyan, answering first.
"Our master is Lady Li, who is your young lady?" Seeing how confident she was, the eunuch looked Qu Qiuyan up and down.
After a glance, he said with a bit of disdain.
Qu Qiuyan had heard from Prince Jing Pei Yusheng that this Concubine Li seemed to be on good terms with Concubine He and was also favored in the palace, but she didn't know if this Concubine Li was the Concubine Li she had heard of.
"Our young lady is the third young lady of the Minister's Mansion. Today she was ordered to enter the palace to visit Concubine Qu's illness." Although Qingju was a little stage-frightened, she did not dare to show it in front of Qu Qiuyan. The fact that she survived a disaster this time also made her realize that if she had no value, the young lady would not protect her at that time.
Now is the time to demonstrate your own value!
"Miss Qu San?" The eunuch narrowed his eyes, as if he had heard of this name, and looked at Qu Qiuyan behind Qingju.
Qu Qiuyan stood there with a dignified smile. A eunuch beside a beauty was not enough to make her panic.
"Yes, the third young lady from Minister Qu's residence."
"You wait." The eunuch turned around and walked back. Qu Qiuyan saw what seemed to be human figures in a pavilion not far behind him. There were trees in the distance, so she couldn't see clearly, but it looked like there were quite a few people.
Sure enough, the eunuch entered that pavilion, said a few words inside, and then turned around again. This time he was completely different from before. There was a hint of fawning smile on his somewhat arrogant face just now, but after a while, he was smiling like a flower.
"Miss Qu San, right? Our beauty invites you to come over and have a chat." The eunuch made way for her and extended his hand to invite her.
Qu Qiuyan nodded, carrying the shelf and Qingju forward.
After turning around a few big trees that blocked the view, I saw four or five people in the pavilion. One of them should be Lady Li, a beautiful woman with outstanding appearance. She looked delicate, but there was some arrogance in her expression. She was surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs.
Judging from this person's appearance and aura, he should be considered a favored person, right
Qu Qiuyan gathered her thoughts and took two steps forward to face Lady Li in the pavilion. She put her sleeves together and bowed: "Greetings, Madam!"
"The third young lady from Minister Qu's residence?" Lady Li raised her eyebrows and looked at Qu Qiuyan, examining her.
She knew that Qu Qiuyan had a bad reputation and she despised her very much, but when she saw Qu Qiuyan, Concubine Li couldn't help but admire her. She was indeed a rare beauty. With such beauty, she would be outstanding even in the palace. No wonder His Royal Highness Prince Jing was so reluctant to let her go, considering her reputation was so bad.
However, this person not only has a bad reputation, but also has a really bad heart, just like her biological mother, Yu.
If such a woman entered Prince Jing's mansion, it would surely turn the whole place into a mess. This person couldn't even tolerate her own sister, so how could she tolerate others
"That's right!" Qu Qiuyan lowered her head and answered softly. She looked like a gentle beauty and it was easy for people to have a good impression of her, but Concubine Li was not a man and would not be fooled by her appearance. There were many such femme fatales in the palace.
She had seen this kind of behavior many times, and she had done it even more.
"Miss Qu San came to the palace because of Concubine Qu's illness?" Concubine Li raised her eyebrows and asked casually without letting Qu Qiuyan sit down.
"I came here because of the Queen Mother's illness." Qu Qiuyan answered very honestly.
"How is the health of the Concubine Dowager? So many imperial doctors have been there before, but no good rules have been found?" Concubine Li leaned against the fence behind her and said leisurely.
It seemed like a completely casual question.
"The Queen Mother is in poor health. Now..." Qu Qiuyan seemed to realize that she had lost her temper when she said this. She paused and then said, "The specific situation will depend on the treatment of the imperial doctors."
"What's the Queen Mother's complexion like?" Lady Li asked in a different way.
"The Queen Dowager's face looks very bad. She just leans there when talking. Two out of three sentences she answers are very weak. When Fourth Sister talks to the Queen Dowager, she rarely responds. Now she is taking medicine and resting." Qu Qiuyan said softly, as if she didn't know that there are some things in the palace that cannot be revealed to others casually.
"Miss Qu Si? Is she the one with the eye disease?" Lady Li asked indifferently.
"Fourth sister's eyesight has been not very good since she was a child, but now it has been almost cured and should be fine soon." At this time, Qu Qiuyan was a good sister who only cared for her younger sister.
However, a large part of the reason why she has a bad reputation is because of Qu Moying. It is really hard to believe that she is really defending her sister.
"Why doesn't Miss Qu San go with Miss Qu Si?" Lady Li didn't reveal her clothes. She turned her eyes and changed the subject.
All the topics seemed very casual, and were spoken casually based on what Qu Qiuyan said.
"Fourth sister went out first. I waited at the door of the hall for a while. When I went out, fourth sister was gone. I don't know where she went." Qu Qiuyan replied.
If she hadn't actually inquired about the sisters' situation, even Concubine Li would have been almost deceived by her.
Although she lived in the deep palace and didn't know much about the news outside the palace on weekdays, because her sister wanted to enter Prince Jing's Mansion, she deliberately asked about the third lady of the Qu Mansion, and therefore had some understanding of the affairs of the Qu Mansion.
Mrs. Qu Er has been locked up. Under such circumstances, it is really ridiculous that Miss Qu San is still showing affection with Miss Qu Si.
But whether it's funny or not doesn't matter to her. She just came here to get some information.
"This palace is so big, there are all kinds of nobles here. If Miss Qu Fourth goes out and bumps into any of them, it will be bad!"
Lady Li said slowly, with a hint of sarcasm in her eyes.
"Yes, of course. I'll go find Fourth Sister soon, lest she accidentally offend the noble." Qu Qiuyan nodded and smiled softly.
"Didn't the imperial doctors say when Concubine Qu would be able to recover?" Concubine Li changed the subject again.
"No, I didn't say anything when I met the chief physician of the Imperial Hospital before." Qu Qiuyan frowned, "Fourth sister just cleaned the inner room of the Concubine Dowager, saying that the air was not flowing, and took the Concubine Dowager out of bed and walked a few steps."
"Does the Concubine Dowager listen to your fourth sister?" asked Concubine Li in surprise.
"I didn't really listen. What Fourth Sister said made sense, so Her Majesty the Concubine listened. Fourth Sister's words are always reasonable." Qu Qiuyan reached out and pulled the handkerchief in her hand, lowering her head.
"Miss Qu Si's words are always reasonable?" Lady Li raised her eyebrows.
"Yes, grandmother and father have always praised fourth sister for what she said. Now that she has entered the palace, the Queen Mother also thinks that fourth sister is right." Qu Qiuyan replied.
"Miss Qu Si is so reasonable. I am curious. Miss Qu San said that she left Concubine Qu's palace and went for a walk outside?" Concubine Li asked, glancing at her.
"That should be the case. I asked the palace maid at the palace gate just now. I came out late and didn't see the fourth sister." Qu Qiuyan said, "The fourth sister's health is not very good, but she has become a good doctor after long-term illness. She even took the pulse of the concubine in person just now. She must know much more than me."
If she wanted to find out about Concubine Qu, it would be more appropriate to ask Qu Moying instead of herself. Qu Qiuyan's words had been hinting at this fact, and Concubine Qu also listened to Qu Moying...