This matter was urgent, and Qu Zhizhen acted quickly, submitting a notice to the palace that same day. The palace also sent back news quickly, allowing the two young ladies of the Qu family to enter the palace the next morning.
In addition to the gifts prepared by the lady, there were also gifts prepared by Qu Moying himself. Qu Qiuyan also had to prepare some. Since he was visiting the patient as a junior, of course he had to express his gratitude.
Early the next morning, Qu Moying went to pay her respects to the lady in a light pink dress.
The skirt was light pink, a very light pink color. If it wasn't for other clothes to contrast with it, you wouldn't be able to see the light pink color at first. The dress was light blue, and looked very elegant. She was so slender that she looked like a graceful little flower. The long and wide veil bound her eyes, but it also made her look as if she was about to dance in the wind.
Qu Qiuyan was wearing a goose yellow skirt. Although the skirt was not particularly bright, it was very flowing. Today she was going to the palace to visit a patient, so Qu Qiuyan couldn't wear something that bright and colorful. Therefore, she dressed up carefully, thinking that this outfit would definitely overshadow Qu Moying.
Now seeing Qu Moying's outfit, although Qu Moying's eye veil is light white, it is actually a light blue veil, which makes people feel that she has a kind of extraordinary beauty.
Yes, it is beautiful, with a kind of agility, but it is forbidden to have ordinary beauty!
This made Qu Qiuyan even more jealous and unwilling. She wondered when to pull off Qu Moying's veil so that people could see clearly Qu Moying's eyes under the veil and see clearly Qu Moying's blind face.
Qu Qiuyan was very confident about her appearance. Qu Moying was a blind person, and even if she was not really blind, she would not be good-looking. However, the bondage on Qu Moying in front of her made her look more elegant and ethereal, with an inexplicable incomplete and imperfect beauty that even made people feel pity for her.
Qu Qiuyan hates this feeling.
That cheap girl Qu Moying should have died in the farm and rotted in the mud over there. Why did she come back
But this is not something she can decide. After she tried to kill Qu Moying but let him escape, Qu Qiuyan has been feeling aggrieved. Everything has gone wrong since then. The most important thing is that even her mother has been locked up. Now, even if she wants to see her mother, she has to go secretly.
Of course, she didn't really want to see her mother now. She always felt that it was her mother who caused her to lose face. If she had not married her father as a concubine, her status as a legitimate daughter would be more upright now.
Couldn’t the mother have waited until Qu Moying’s biological mother died before marrying in
Anyway, it is a short-lived creature and will not live for many days.
Qu Qiuyan got on the carriage with great resentment.
Qu Moying was already sitting in the carriage. After looking at her, he didn't speak to her. The best thing that could happen now was that the two of them could keep smiling at each other in front of others.
Qu Qiuyan sat down and glared at Qu Moying coldly.
It was very quiet in the carriage, and the only sound was the noisy sounds from the street outside, sometimes near, sometimes far away.
Finally, the carriage stopped at the palace gate. Yudong had been here before and was familiar with the place. She went over and handed in the note. The guards at the palace gate already knew about this and did not make things difficult for them, letting them in.
The two of them, along with their maidservants, walked through the long palace corridor. When they entered, they saw two small sedan chairs already parked there.
There were two eunuchs waiting for each of them. When they saw Qu Moying and Qu Qiuyan coming over, one of them stepped forward and said, "Miss Qu San, Miss Qu Si, the Concubine Dowager is waiting for you."
He stretched out his hand and pointed to the palace sedan, meaning that they should sit in it.
Qu Moying and Qu Qiuyan bowed to the eunuch together, and then entered the palace sedan. The sedan was lifted up, and the maids followed their respective masters.
The group hurried to Concubine Qu's palace.
Because he was visiting a patient, the eunuch walked hurriedly and seemed to walk much faster than usual.
At a distant intersection, a beautiful woman in palace dress appeared, surrounded by many palace maids and eunuchs. Looking at her face, she had a charming complexion and was not very old. She must be a concubine who had just entered the palace not long ago.
"Who is entering the palace today?" The beauty asked in a tender voice, looking at the two sedan chairs in the distance.
"Concubine Qu is very ill. These two should be the two young ladies from Minister Qu's house. They have come to the palace to visit her." A well-informed palace maid replied.
The palace is sometimes not strict, and a lot of information can actually be found out, especially things like this.
"Is Concubine Qu so seriously ill?" The beautiful lady asked with a sweet smile, looking relaxed. She had only been in the palace for a short time and didn't even know there was such a Concubine Qu. If Concubine Qu had not been seriously ill this time and made a lot of noise, even alarming the Emperor, who would have known that there was such a Concubine in the palace.
"That's what he said, but I don't know the details. I heard that the emperor went to see it several times." The maid answered cautiously.
"Your Majesty is so filial!" The beauty pointed at the two sedan chairs going away, her eyes slightly disdainful, "I heard that the third daughter of Minister Qu's mansion will follow His Royal Highness Prince Jing in the future, but I also heard that her character is not very good. Why does His Royal Highness Prince Jing want all kinds of people!"
The beautiful woman frowned, looking disapproving, and gently covered the corners of her lips with her handkerchief, which seemed to contain a hint of sarcasm.
"Your Highness, it is naturally because of Minister Qu." The palace maid immediately responded with a smile.
"Yes, it must be because of this reason. What a pity! There are many ministers in the capital, and the Qu family is not the only one. How could they fall for such a person of low character!" The beauty curled her lips.
"I heard that the Imperial Concubine also likes Miss Qu San." The palace maid answered flatteringly. She knew that this beautiful lady had a younger sister who also had her eyes on His Royal Highness Prince Jing. However, His Royal Highness Prince Jing did not respond to this, and she was very angry.
"How could the Imperial Concubine be fooled by her?" The beauty said dissatisfiedly, her eyes fell on the almost invisible palace sedan, and the corners of her lips curved slightly, "I heard that the fourth young lady of Minister Qu's mansion is the cousin of the Crown Princess. They have a very good relationship and a very good reputation."
"I heard that's the case, but a blind man, no matter how good he is, what's the use? Besides, the Crown Princess is already..." The maid didn't dare to continue. The meaning of her words was very clear. The Crown Princess was gone, and the people were forgotten. The one who was in charge of the East Palace now was Concubine Ji Youran, and she had nothing to do with the fourth young lady of the Qu Mansion.
The palace maid knew that her master had a very good relationship with Concubine Ji, but she did not have a good impression of the Crown Princess. This beauty's surname was Li, and she had been in the palace for three years. She was selected in the beauty contest three years ago, and now she was considered to be a favored one, at least much better than others who came in at the same time, and was given the title of "Beauty".
"Let's go. The Concubine Dowager is old. Why did she call these two poor people into the palace? This palace is not for everyone." Li Meiren mocked again. She felt that the two young ladies of the Qu Mansion were not pleasing to the eye. She turned around and left, gently waving the fan in her hand, "Let's go and see the excitement later when we have a chance!"
"Yes, the beauty is right!" the palace maids said repeatedly.
After they left, a young eunuch came out from the diagonal road. He came from a small path blocked by trees and vines. His steps were also light, so he was not noticed by Concubine Li.
The two parties were very close at that time. Lady Li heard what she said very carefully. Her eyes moved slightly. Her master was looking for someone, so wouldn't Lady Li be just the right person
With this in mind, he stopped doing his job and hurried back to report...
Qu Moying and the other got off the sedan in front of Concubine Qu's palace gate. Madam Yan was already waiting there.
When Qu Moying got off the sedan chair, he hurried to greet him.
"Is the Concubine Dowager okay?" Qu Moying asked with concern as soon as he got off the sedan chair.
Nanny Yan shook her head, her brows furrowed tightly, "The Queen Mother's condition is not good."
It looks like this, and it’s hard to explain at the moment.
Qu Moying stopped talking and followed another eunuch who was leading the way. Along the way, she saw that the palace maids were all quiet and the air was filled with a strong smell of medicine, just like when she was at the farm.
Two imperial doctors were watching the eunuchs decocting medicine in a side hall, and they looked anxious.
After entering the main hall and then turning into the inner hall, Qu Moying saw Concubine Qu lying on the bed. He could hardly believe his eyes. Concubine Qu, who had been very energetic before, had become so thin that she was out of shape.
It has been such a short time since I last saw her, and she seemed like a different person. Not only was her face pale and bloodless, but there were also faint stains at the corners of her eyes. She was half leaning on the bed with her eyes closed. If it weren't for the slight rise and fall of her chest, I would almost think that this Concubine Qu on the bed had died.
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Dowager!" Qu Moying and Qu Qiuyan stepped forward to pay their respects.
Concubine Qu opened her eyes weakly, and when she saw the person in front of her, a smile appeared on her face, and she whispered, "First... sit down!"
"yes!"
"yes!"
The two people sat down on the chairs beside the bed. Concubine Qu looked at the two people with a smile. Finally, she seemed to recognize Qu Moying and waved to her.
Qu Moying hurriedly moved forward, reached out and held Concubine Qu's skinny hand, and her fingers slid silently towards Concubine Qu's pulse. This was what Nanny Qu had specifically instructed her to do.
"Mrs. Toffee."
"I haven't seen you come to the palace for a long time. I actually missed you a little. Older people always think of the younger ones, but are afraid of disturbing you." The Queen Mother sighed, with a sad look on her face. She didn't know what she remembered. She raised her eyes and looked at Qu Moying gently.
"Your Highness, you will get better." Qu Moying said to her softly.
"Whether it's good or not, actually... it doesn't matter much. Anyway... I'm alone..." Concubine Qu sighed. She was so old, she had seen everything, enjoyed everything, and it didn't matter even if she died now. It was just a pity for the little girl in front of her, who seemed to get along so well with her.
If she had known there was such a poor little girl, she would have definitely extended a hand to protect her. This child was pleasing to her eyes, and her actions showed her tactical skills. She was much stronger than the Empress Yuan whom she had extended a hand to protect.
Although she looks delicate and charming, she is actually determined and smart! She is willing to see how she goes on...
"Your Highness, you still have me and us. Your grandmother has been worried about your condition and asked me to come in to ask if you need anything. It may not be convenient in the palace. Your Grandmother will do her best to get what you need." Qu Moying took her hand and slowly put down the pulse gauge in her hand.
His eyes were thoughtful as he looked around. The inner hall was spacious and had many exquisite decorations. In the half-fallen window, there was a crane-shaped incense burner, and the smoke was curling out. It was not very thick and very pleasant.
Qu Moying's brows were tightly furrowed as she looked towards the incense burner.
"Thank you, grandma... I'm old now, and I don't need anything for the time being... I'm sorry to trouble your grandma!" Concubine Qu sighed.
"What does the imperial physician say?" Qu Moying asked.
Nanny Yan answered for Concubine Qu, "It was said that the Concubine was suffering from food stagnation. We originally thought it was nothing serious. Later, they said that the weather was bad and she had a cold, damp heat and internal heat. It was not a big deal. But later, the more she was treated, the worse it got. The Concubine is now very weak and can't even eat."
She entered the palace early this morning, about an hour earlier than Qu Moying, and found out everything early.