Concubine Qu is seriously ill! She fainted again!
The news spread silently in the palace. If this concubine was unknown before, she gradually gained some fame as the emperor visited her several times. She was no longer the silent old concubine whose existence many people did not know about.
After Concubine Qu's maid reported her illness to the imperial study, the emperor could no longer sit still and brought the Crown Prince and King Ying to Concubine Qu's residence.
Many palace concubines were alarmed along the way. Although no one dared to approach the emperor, everyone was speculating that the old concubine was really dying.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to send someone to report the matter to the emperor.
The news reached the Queen Mother's Pepper Palace. After a brief silence, the Queen Mother ordered a phoenix sedan chair to be brought to Concubine Qu.
The emperor arrived first, got off the dragon chariot, and went in with Pei Luoan and Pei Yuanjun.
In the inner hall, Concubine Qu finally recovered, but her face was as pale as paper, and one could tell at a glance that she was in a bad condition. She lay there as if she had no breath at all. The palace maids in the inner hall all knelt down and cried.
Qu Moying sat on the edge of the bed, reached out and took Qu Taifei's hand, massaging her hand, allowing her hand to slowly feel some warmth and strength.
I heard someone shouting outside: "The Emperor has arrived!"
Qu Moying also knelt down along with the others.
The emperor strode in, and Pei Luoan behind him also had a worried look on his face. The last one was Pei Yuanjun, who set his eyes on Qu Moying as soon as he entered the room. He raised his narrow sleepy eyes and said nothing.
The emperor sat down on the chair in front of the bed and asked anxiously, "Queen Dowager, are you okay?"
"Your Majesty!" Concubine Qu slowly opened her eyes and looked at the emperor with a confused look.
Seeing that she could still open her eyes, the emperor breathed a sigh of relief: "Does the concubine feel anything is wrong?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for coming... to see... me. Maybe I'm too old... to do that..." Concubine Qu said intermittently, with a bitter smile. It was just that her cheeks were too thin to support the smile, and the smile made people feel inexplicably sad.
“Hanyu…” After Concubine Qu said this, she wanted to turn around and look at Hanyu on the side.
"I'm here." Han Yu cried as she knelt down before the emperor. She pushed the brocade box in her hand toward him and cried, "Your Majesty, this is the brocade box our queen returned to you. This... This is really not possible..."
When the emperor saw the brocade box, he was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a gloomy face.
Li Quan behind him hurriedly took two steps forward, took the brocade box carefully, and then stepped aside.
"Your Majesty... this... is really hard to open... the person is not found... I heard that he is dead... I asked a buyer to find out, and the buyer is also dead... dead..."
Concubine Qu spoke intermittently.
The emperor's expression became more gloomy. He nodded and said with some guilt, "Don't worry, Concubine Dowager. I know. Just focus on recuperating."
“Thank…thank you, Your Majesty.” Concubine Qu seemed to be struggling to sit up, but she was too weak and could only fall down. Qu Moying hurriedly supported her with his hand.
The emperor then noticed Qu Moying kneeling beside the bed. After seeing Qu Moying's expression clearly, he was shocked and then frowned.
"Your Majesty, this is the fourth young lady of Minister Qu's mansion." Li Quan knew what the emperor meant and hurried forward and whispered.
"Your Majesty, your servant has paid respects to Him." Qu Moying let go of Concubine Qu's hand and saluted again.
The Fourth Young Lady of Minister Qu's Residence
, that is, the future Princess of England. The emperor subconsciously looked at Pei Yuanjun on the side, and saw that although his expression was as indifferent as ever, he still looked at this Fourth Miss Qu a few more times. It was obvious that he had different feelings for her, and he felt a little satisfied.
Originally, he was still worried about the appearance of Miss Qu Si, but he didn't expect that she was actually a stunningly beautiful girl, which did not make Pei Yuanjun feel wronged.
Otherwise, he would have to send a few suitable beauties to the British palace during the next beauty pageant.
"Get up!" said the emperor, his eyes falling on Qu Moying's wrapped hand. Was this accidentally injured when the fire broke out in Duke Qi's Mansion
I heard that this matter is also related to Minister Liu's wife? Liu Borui is a person that the emperor values. The two prime ministers are old, and Liu Borui is the youngest among the ministers. If he is trained well, he will be the future prime minister. I didn't expect that such a thing would happen in the end...
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Qu Moying stood up and respectfully stepped aside.
Pei Yuanjun took a few steps and came to the side of Qu Moying. Pei Luoan looked at Pei Yuanjun's expression calmly, then walked to the side, a little further away from them.
"Your Majesty, the Empress requests an audience." A eunuch came in hurriedly to report.
The queen also came when she heard the news.
"Let her in!" the emperor said coldly.
The eunuch went down to announce the decree, and soon the Queen came in with her people.
"Your Majesty!" The Queen bowed.
"Empress, why did you come only at this time?" The emperor looked coldly at the empress's dignified face.
It’s the Queen’s fault that she didn’t come earlier!
"The imperial physician said before that the dowager concubine's illness needs to be treated properly, so I specially asked someone to find some better medicine and send it over." The queen was prepared and pointed to a box in the hands of a eunuch behind her.
"Just treat her well, is that all?" The emperor was furious and pointed at the powerless concubine on the bed. It looked like she was on her deathbed.
“Your Majesty, I heard that…” When the Queen saw the look on Concubine Qu’s face, she immediately panicked. She really didn’t expect that Concubine Qu’s condition would be so serious. Didn’t they say that it could at least be delayed for a while
Why did it suddenly stop working
"Hear? The Concubine Dowager is the oldest in the palace. Can't the Queen come and take a look herself? How can she manage things if she only hears things?" The Emperor rebuked harshly, blaming the Queen for not managing the harem with all her heart.
After hearing what the emperor said, the queen could no longer stand. She knelt down with a plop and said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, it is my fault. I was determined to find good medicine for the concubine and thought of bringing medicine next time. I didn't expect that the concubine would be so seriously ill all of a sudden."
Pei Luoan also knelt down, right behind the Queen, and looked up at the furious Emperor with a respectful yet sad expression.
Qu Moying's gaze fell on him with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes. No matter what time it was, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince always seemed to be the most polite, respectful, and filial. Look, no matter what happened now, it couldn't be blamed on him.
He just did what he was supposed to do to the best of his ability.
"Go check the Concubine Dowager's affairs." The Emperor said in a cold voice. Although he didn't know much about the Concubine Dowager's affairs, what she said before made him feel a chill in his heart.
The person I was looking for was not found, but the fire started! The person I was looking for to buy something was also dead. This didn't seem like a reasonable thing to do. I had a feeling that something was wrong.
There might be something wrong with Concubine Qu’s illness!
"Yes, I will check it out in a moment." The Queen dared not refuse and could only say.
"Queen, please get up first!" the emperor said coldly.
The Queen stood up with the help of a palace maid, and then her eyes fell on a brocade box in the hands of a eunuch. Her pupils narrowed slightly. This was the brocade box in Li Quan's hand just now.
"I still have things to do, so I'll leave the matters here to the Queen. I hope the Queen won't be clueless next time. Although Concubine Qu's illness is an old one, it shouldn't be so serious." The emperor narrowed his eyes, looked at the Queen, and said slowly.
He must have asked about Concubine Qu's condition early on.
The Empress' heart skipped a beat, and she quickly bowed respectfully, "Yes, I will ask the imperial doctors to treat the Empress Dowager and do my best to make her get better soon."
"Thank you, Queen." The Emperor stood up, nodded to the Queen, and comforted Concubine Qu, "Please have a good rest, nothing will happen. I am here for you."
"Thank... your Majesty..." Concubine Qu replied with tears in her eyes. She felt relieved when she knew that the emperor understood what she meant.
She had been thinking about this matter originally. Now, it would be best for her to return the brocade box in front of the Queen. She had been hesitant before, and because of overthinking, her condition had become worse. She just used Qu Moying's powder and had a short sleep. She actually felt much better.
Only then did he have enough energy to cooperate with Qu Moying in acting out a life-threatening scene.
Lure the Emperor and the Empress over. Ying girl was right. If I send someone to deliver the box, it might not reach the Emperor's hands, and the box would be unexpectedly lost, and the person would of course lose his life. The best way is to lure the Emperor over and return the box in person.
As the emperor walked out, Pei Luoan also stood up and bowed to the queen: "Mother, please handle the affairs here. I will take my leave first."
"Please do as you please, Your Highness!" The Queen looked unhappy and nodded.
"I'll take my leave," Pei Yuanjun said casually, and bowed to the queen.
The Queen forced a smile and said, "You are too polite, King England!"
She didn't dare to act like the Queen in front of Pei Yuanjun. This person was born to make them angry. No matter whether it was the Queen Mother in the past or herself now, they always felt aggrieved when facing him.
Qu Moying turned sideways and bowed, as if to send them off.
"Miss Qu Si, can you please talk to me for a moment?" After Pei Yuanjun walked a few steps out, he suddenly stopped, turned around and looked at her.
This question stunned everyone present. Pei Luoan in front couldn't help but slow down his pace and looked at his uncle Wang in confusion.
The queen looked at Pei Yuanjun, then at Qu Moying, and said nothing! Qu Moying's face was a little charming, but she didn't like it. She even felt that it was not as good as before. She used to look a little pure with the veil on.
Being too gentle is really vulgar.
"Yes!" Qu Moying stood up straight and said in a low voice. He moved his feet and followed Pei Yuanjun out.
Behind her, the Empress's eyes fell on her thoughtfully. She heard that Miss Qu Si's biological father, the Minister of Works, was likely to be promoted to the Minister of Works this time...
Liu Jingyu, this unpromising thing...