The fifth prince was very ill. Although he had been the crown prince for a while, he was only a five or six-year-old child. He was treated coldly because of his mother's fault and could not see his father. The attitude of the eunuchs and palace maids was enough to make him uneasy.
The imperial physician was a little nervous when he came to examine him, as if he was very afraid of getting into trouble.
They knew best how much Emperor Longqing hated Concubine Peng De - Concubine Peng De's original intention was to kill Emperor Longqing. Which emperor could tolerate this
Fortunately, Concubine Lin Shu said that she would tell Emperor Longqing herself, so the imperial physician was relieved. He prescribed some medicine and left in a hurry.
The sky was already turning pale, and after staying up all night, she couldn't go back to sleep. Now she was the most respected person in the harem, and all palace affairs were in her hands. She had a lot to do.
Nanny Lin looked distressed, served her bird's nest porridge and breakfast, and then gently advised her to go back and rest for a while: "Why don't you just pay your respects? Anyway, everyone knows the situation in the palace now..."
Concubine Lin Shu shook her head and asked Fang Fei and the others to prepare clothes. Then she said, "At this time, you should not do such things. Otherwise, others will think that I am arrogant because of my favor. Rumors are more ferocious than tigers. Have you forgotten how Concubine De fell?"
After all, they also contributed to the situation, making everyone in the palace think that Concubine De was arrogant and domineering, causing everyone to lose their good impression of her and only fear her.
Nanny Lin sighed and turned to get her silver hairpin. Then she heard someone outside say that Princess Zheng had come to say goodbye.
After living in the palace for so long, Princess Zheng had developed some feelings for Concubine Lin Shu, and when it was time to leave, she was reluctant to leave.
Concubine Lin Shu was the same, but she knew it was not the time to say goodbye, so she smiled softly and said, "Xiao Liu'er has been getting along well with the princess recently. If you leave, he might make a scene. I have already told the wet nurse not to bring him here, so I won't say goodbye to you today. Please don't mind."
Princess Zheng hurriedly shook her head.
Although it was Wei An's idea to let her come to Concubine Lin Shu, Concubine Lin Shu had nothing to say about her. Even though Wei An had been in Fujian for half a year, Concubine Lin Shu still did her best to protect her, and even made Emperor Longqing look at her differently. She was very grateful. After hearing what Concubine Lin Shu said, she knew there was no need to say more, so she smiled and nodded: "Although I won't see the Sixth Prince for a while, he is well now. When I see him, he will definitely be tall and strong..."
The Sixth Prince's health was also affected by Concubine Peng De's crazy behavior. When Concubine Lin Shu mentioned this, her smile faded. She hummed and pulled Concubine Zheng over: "Take good care of yourself and come to the palace to see me often."
Princess Zheng agreed, left the palace and got on the carriage, then she stretched out her hand nervously - Concubine Lin had just stuffed a piece of paper into her hand.
Is there anything that can't be said openly? Why do we have to do this
She was a little confused, but she knew that the letter was not for her, but for Wei An, so she hurriedly clenched the letter again.
The Zheng Palace had already been kept in perfect order; even the stone lions at the gate looked brand new. Wei An and the second and third wives of the Wei family were waiting at the second gate, and when they saw her coming they came up to greet her.
Princess Zheng came down holding her belly, and hurriedly called for help. She also pulled Wei An to her side and looked at him for a long time before she smiled and breathed a sigh of relief: "Although you have been sent letters saying that everything is fine, I was still worried until I saw you. Now that I see that you are really fine, I am relieved."
The third lady went to support her hand, smiling: "An An is a worry-free child. She had said a long time ago that she would go to the palace to pay her respects, but as soon as she came back, something like this happened. The ladies of the inner and outer courts did not have to pay their respects, and it was not easy for her to go to the palace..."
This was referring to the incident caused by Concubine Peng De before. Princess Zheng did not take it to heart. In her eyes, the palace was not a good place to go. Wei An's identity was special, so it was better not to go in if possible.
As for the relationship between Wei An and her, it does not need these superficial etiquette to maintain.
Princess Zheng nodded, very touched by the Third Madam's thoughts, and smiled, "I know everything. I have to thank the Second Madam and the Third Madam. I am pregnant and not feeling well. Thanks to you for taking care of the affairs in the mansion for me."
The third and second wives both smiled and shook their heads, saying that they were family and there was no need to be so polite.
Princess Zheng's nanny saw an opportunity and waited for Princess Zheng and the second and third wives to enter the flower hall. She was one step behind and hurriedly called Wei An: "Princess, I have something to trouble you with..."
Wei An raised his eyebrows and stopped.
The nanny took a step to the side and saw Wei An following suit. She breathed a sigh of relief and did not dare to delay. She lowered her voice and told Wei An every word of Concubine Lin's instructions.
Finally, he said: "The Queen also asked me to tell these words to the Marquis of Pingxi..."
Wei An's hair immediately stood up on his body.
Recently, the incident of Lord Xu's granddaughter has caused a lot of uproar in the city. Of course, the Marquis' Mansion has also heard about it. Old Madam Wei once lamented that the world is becoming more and more corrupt, and these thieves are too bold.
But she had not expected that this matter was related to the Ping An Escort Agency. These matters were kept secret by the government. They only knew that people were kidnapped and that there was a traitor in the escort agency, but they did not know that the Ping An Escort Agency was involved.
As long as the Ping An Escort Agency is still controlled by the Xie family, such a thing would never happen.
What on earth is Mr. Xie doing? They haven't sent any more letters...
She nodded to the nanny, indicating that she already understood and could no longer sit still in the palace - she had to find out what was going on, otherwise the Xie family would face a devastating disaster!
Lan He and Yu Qing knew that she was anxious, and they did not dare to persuade her too much, so they had to follow her in to say goodbye to Princess Zheng.
Princess Zheng seemed a little stunned. Seeing that she was about to leave, she frowned and said, "An An, wait a moment... Your father will be back soon. He is not feeling well. I have a prescription that I got from the imperial physician in the palace. When the time comes, you can go to the old doctor and give it to him?"
Wei An agreed, took the letter, thought about it, and said to the Third and Second Madams, "Thank you for your help, Second and Third Aunts. I will be back soon."
People are worried about Princess Zheng living alone in the palace. Old Madam Wei has already told them to come and keep her company as much as possible.
Wei An will live here until King Zheng returns.
The Second and Third Ladies saw that she had something urgent to do and did not dare to delay her, so they went to talk to Princess Zheng so that Wei An could go out without worry.