The situation in the palace was quite a big commotion, affecting several palaces, and those involved were not ordinary concubines. But in the end, it was more thunder than rain, and within a day, everything was cut off.
Starting from the sewing room, the investigation continued one by one, and finally ended at the death of a person.
All the people who were investigated before were notified by this person. They didn't even know who was using them or who asked them to do things. The death of this informant cut off everything right there. No matter how the Queen Mother interrogated them, there was no result in the end.
Fortunately, this incident happened in the palace, and the Queen Mother ordered no one to talk about it easily, so the incident was silently buried in the affairs of the palace.
Only the ladies in each palace secretly hated the Queen Mother for deliberately making things so difficult for them, not letting them have an easy time even on New Year's Day. She then brought up more issues about Concubine Zhu Jing, who fell ill after being outside in the wind for a while.
The ladies visited Concubine Zhu Jing one by one, and the atmosphere was even more lively than usual. Afterwards, when they talked to the emperor, they would occasionally mention the "poor" Concubine Zhu Jing...
When Qu Moying entered the palace, it looked very peaceful and everything was in order, no different from before.
Concubine Qu is sick again, and her illness is serious.
Qu Moying came to the palace specially today to visit Concubine Qu.
After getting off the palace sedan, Qu Moying brought Nanny Yan and Yu Dong to the main hall.
Hanyu, the personal maid of Concubine Qu, had been waiting in the main hall. When she saw them coming, she hurried forward to salute Qu Moying.
"What's wrong with the Concubine Dowager's health?" Qu Moying asked in a low voice.
Hanyu's eyes were slightly red, and she also lowered her voice and answered: "The imperial physician said the situation is not good."
"What kind of disease is it?" Qu Moying was shocked. Hanyu has always been very steady and she never looks like this every time she sees her.
"It is said... that he is old and weak, and his diet is not good... his old illness has relapsed." Han Yu wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, forced a smile and said, "Please don't explain it so clearly later, Miss Four, Madam Dowager..."
"I understand." Qu Moying nodded. She had heard from Nanny Yan that Concubine Qu was ill again, but she didn't expect it to be so serious. She turned her head to look at Nanny Yan and found that she was also confused and anxious. It seemed that she didn't know how serious it was. She was moved, "Has it only become serious in the past few days?"
Counting the days, Nanny Yan hasn't been here for a while.
"Yes, it got worse a few days ago. I was fine before. Although I was sick, I thought it was an old problem. Old people, who doesn't have colds and headaches? But I didn't expect that I couldn't get up all of a sudden. The doctors also said that there was nothing they could do and I had to... leave it to fate!"
Hanyu said.
Qu Moying bit her lip gently, and waited until Hanyu's obvious sadness on her face subsided a little before following her in.
In the inner hall, Concubine Qu had received the news long ago. She was not asleep yet, but she looked very listless.
The pillow was slightly raised, but I didn't dare raise it too high for fear that she would not be able to sit up.
Qu Moying hurriedly stepped forward to pay her respects. Concubine Qu took her hand and asked her to sit down beside the bed, with a smile on her thin face.
"Your Highness, please take good care of yourself. I just heard from the imperial physician that the weather has been bad in the past few days. As long as you can get through this period,
The same thing happened, and both were covered in bowls to keep them warm, so the snacks at the two places got mixed up, and the snacks sent to Lady Dowager were meant for that lady. "
Han Yu said angrily, "I don't know how the people in the imperial kitchen could be so careless that they actually sent Lady Yuan to the imperial concubine's place."
"Miss Yuan?" Qu Moying's heart moved; this name really sounded familiar.
"Yes, she is a beauty in the palace. She was rarely seen in the past, and the imperial kitchen didn't care much about her... The imperial concubine didn't care much about her either..." Hanyu hesitated and explained.
The meaning of this sentence was not explained in detail, but Qu Moying understood it.
In other words, Concubine Yuan was not favored, so she should be in a marginal position, doing cooking and the like. Although Concubine Qu had a high status, not many people knew about it even though she had lived in the palace for so many years, so it can be seen that she was also a marginal figure. Everyone was a marginal figure.
A few people in the imperial kitchen noticed the corners, so everyone's dishes were mixed together.
"Isn't this the first time you've made a mistake?" Qu Moying asked, her long eyelashes fluttering.
"This is not the first time. I've told them several times, but they said they shouldn't eat it if they don't like it. The imperial kitchen is very busy, so we can't prepare separate meals for Her Majesty the Dowager for the time being." Han Yu said angrily.
"Did they say anything over there?"
Qu Moying was asking about Yuan Meiren's reaction.
"No one said anything over there. I heard that Lady Yuan has a very good attitude and never scolds anyone for this." Han Yu said angrily. She had another sentence in her mind. How could a disfavored young lady be compared with her own imperial concubine
When she was mixed up with someone else before, she was so angry that she wanted to go and tell Concubine Yuan about it, but that person seemed to have a very good temper and kept telling the people in the imperial kitchen that it was okay, making her seem like the bad guy. Now she gets angry whenever she thinks about it, and she doesn't believe that Concubine Yuan isn't angry or annoyed.
But this person's attitude was extremely nice, as if the mistake in the imperial kitchen was really not a big deal and she was making a fuss out of nothing.
"Did Miss Yuan know about this incident later?" Qu Moying was silent for a moment and frowned slightly. Recently, this Miss Yuan seemed to have a special affinity with her. She always got in touch with people around her without her noticing.
"She should know. I went to the Imperial Kitchen that day and angrily rebuked the people there. I happened to run into someone around Lady Yuan. But the maid just stood aside and watched the fun with a smile. After being pulled out, she said innocently that it was really not the Imperial Kitchen's fault. There are so many things to do in the Imperial Kitchen, and it is normal to make one or two mistakes. If everyone is like me, will the Imperial Kitchen still be able to cook for the masters in the palace?"
Hanyu felt so angry when she thought of the scene that day. She had been in the palace for so many years, but she had never seen such a palace maid.
It sounds as if he is nonchalant, not caring about anything, everything is fine, and he always considers others in everything.
If the people in this palace are really like this, how can they survive? Let alone a little beauty who is not favored. Even if you are a favored one, you have to fight for it when the time is right. After all, this harem is full of women, all kinds of people. If you are not self-reliant, everyone will step on you.
"Has Hanyu met Lady Yuan?" Qu Moying suddenly asked.