The smile on the Queen's face became softer. Looking at the thick dark circles on Nangong Yue's face, she knew in her heart that this was the trace left by her taking care of the fifth prince day and night. Just go to sleep later, do you have the heart to let her drink such a bitter medicine?"
The fifth prince frowned, looking at the soup in his hand for a while, and then at Nangong Yue... After a while, he said in pain: "Forget it, I'll drink the bitter medicine!" , drink up the medicine. After talking for a while, he felt tired, yawned, and soon fell asleep again.
"Girl Yue, you have worked hard these days." Seeing that the fifth prince was sleeping peacefully, the queen said softly to Nangong Yue.
Nangong Yue said respectfully: "This is what a courtier should do."
"Yue girl, Huang'er has fallen asleep now, you should go and rest too! Otherwise, if you are exhausted, Huang'er will be sad when you wake up."
"Yes." Nangong Yue was indeed tired, saluted and retreated...
This sleep lasted for three hours, and when Tianming woke up, she immediately felt much refreshed.
After washing up, she immediately went to the fifth prince's bedroom. As soon as she entered, she found the queen was still sitting in front of the fifth prince's bed, as if she hadn't slept all night.
Nangong Yue sighed in her heart. She knew that the queen hadn't slept all night. First, she was worried about the illness of the fifth prince, and second, she was thinking about how to find out the third prince to avenge the fifth prince!
Although the queen is the lord of the six palaces, she is not very popular with the emperor. On the contrary, Concubine Zhang Guifei, the mother concubine of the third prince Han Lingfu, can be said to be the long-lasting favored concubine of the harem. Now the poisoning of the fifth prince is closely related to the third prince, but there is no definite evidence, and the third prince has always behaved like a gentleman and won the emperor's favor. For a moment, there was nothing he could do about it!
Now that the fifth prince is fine, even if the emperor knew the truth of the matter, he would probably cover it up in a nonchalant manner. Besides, there is indeed no clear evidence on the queen's side. Let the emperor think that she wants to take the opportunity to eliminate dissidents.
However, letting go of Han Lingfu gently like this is definitely not what the queen and Nangong Yue want to see.
That's why Guan Yubai would have said at the beginning that only when the fifth prince died would Han Lingfu truly fall into the abyss, with no chance of recovery.
Everyone knows the Queen's love for the fifth prince, because he is the only legitimate son under her knees. Once the fifth prince dies, the empress who can no longer have children will definitely fall into madness, no matter what, she will never let go of the culprit, the third prince!
At that time, even if he didn't love the fifth prince very much, the emperor would punish Han Lingfu severely in order to maintain the stability of the harem, and to comfort the queen's mother clan and avoid turmoil in the court.
Under the double oppression of the court and the harem, no matter how powerful Han Lingfu is, it will dissipate overnight. What's more, with the reputation of persecuting his own brothers, Han Lingfu will never be included in the selection of the crown prince by the emperor. Just like in the previous life, as the scapegoat, the eldest prince was crushed by Han Lingfu, and ended up under house arrest for life
In this life, if the fifth prince is not dead, the queen will naturally not fall into madness. With the fifth prince, the empress naturally has a lot of worries, and she won't ignore it so much in the previous life, so Han Lingfu will naturally not end up in the same fate as the first prince in the previous life!
But Nangong Yue didn't regret it. If she just watched the fifth prince, an innocent child, die like this in order to avenge herself, then what is the difference between her and Han Lingfu who did anything for the throne in her previous life
She didn't want to be that kind of person herself, even though doing that would allow her to get rid of Han Lingfu faster!
The queen's current concerns were also expected by Guan Yubai a long time ago, so Nangong Yue was not surprised, but stepped forward to salute the queen as prepared in advance, and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry so much, the fifth prince's body It will be fine soon!"
The queen beckoned her to sit down, and smiled wryly in her heart: what she was worried about at the moment was just Xiao Wu's illness
Seeing that the queen was still frowning, Nangong Yue said softly: "It's better for the minister to accompany the empress to chat and talk, maybe the empress will be in a better mood."
The queen was not in the mood to chat at the moment, but seeing Nangong Yue's concern, she couldn't bear to refuse, so she listened to Nangong Yue's casual chat: "It's been almost a year since my daughter came to the capital, although you are prosperous in the capital, but the minister But my daughter misses her life in the old house very much. No wonder the ancients said: "The spring breeze turns green on the south bank of the river, and when will the bright moon shine on me. It's really good!"
The queen raised her brows and asked, "I remember that the Nangong family's old house is in Yangzhou, right?"
"That's right." Nangong Yue nodded, "Every spring, Yangzhou's scenery is picturesque, with lakes, mountains and clear water... The family often takes the brothers and sisters of the minister's daughter to go boating on the lake. Like yesterday."
"Young girl Yue is also a blessed person who can be so happy with her brothers and sisters." The queen seemed to think of something, and said with emotion.
Nangong Yue didn't seem to understand at all, and said innocently: "Your Majesty, in fact, the ministers, daughters and sisters are not always so happy. When they are young, they often have quarrels."
"Oh? Why are you arguing?" The queen just asked casually, and didn't take it seriously. After all, what can this young girl fight for? In the final analysis, it is the favor of the elders, clothes and jewelry!
"I was ignorant when I was a child, so I used to have a grudge against my elder sister!" Nangong Yue wrinkled her nose in embarrassment, and said shyly, "Grandmother has always favored elder sister the most. If there is a dispute between sisters, she always protects her." Big sister!"
The queen didn't speak, but she thought of the emperor's partiality for Concubine Zhang, and her expression darkened.
"Actually, of course, the elder sister is talented, and she can learn everything as soon as she learns, so the grandmother naturally loves her!" Nangong Yue looked emotional, obviously relieved at the moment, "When the minister was six years old, she once had a fight with the elder sister. Having conflicted with her, she dared not argue with her grandmother, so she secretly broke a vase in her room without her grandmother's back, and even went to sue her elder sister for breaking it! But she still didn't tell her the truth, and the courtier was grounded for three days. Afterwards, the mother taught the servant girl, and the servant girl finally realized her mistake, and never did such a stupid thing again! The next day, after the servant girl figured it out, she went to apologize to the elder sister, who did not blame the minister Girl!" After speaking, she showed a slightly embarrassed expression, her cheeks half drooping. I don't hesitate to destroy my image by making up such a story to remind the queen, I hope the queen will not let her down...
When the Queen heard that Nangong Yue deliberately broke the vase, she couldn't help smiling. It was hard for her to imagine that such a sensible Nangong Yue would do such naughty things when she was a child... Wait! A thought suddenly flashed into her mind, and she couldn't help but Thoughts: Even if you can't punish the third prince in the name of poisoning the fifth prince, as the lord of the sixth palace, as long as you can find a reasonable fault to punish Han Lingfu, even if the emperor is present, you can't say much.
Thinking about it this way, a plan is gradually taking shape in the queen's mind...
Seeing this, Nangong Yue couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, thinking: Guan Yubai is unparalleled in wit, and the queen has calmed down as he said.
The queen had an idea in her heart, and she was no longer so anxious, her mood became much calmer, and she became the calm queen she used to be.
Nangong Yue took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, the servant wants to send the servant girl Yimei back to the mansion to get a medical book, I wonder if it is possible?"
"Girl Yue, you are so polite. I will discuss this trivial matter with Mother Li in the future." The Queen naturally agreed.
"Thank you ma'am!"
After Nangong Yue thanked the queen, she withdrew and went back to her temporary room, quickly wrote a note, dried it and handed it to Yimei, saying: "Yimei, you go back to the house and get it for me. A copy of my grandfather's medical practice notes, and then go to Qingyue Tea House to hand this note to Mr. Rong. Remember, you must hand it to Mr. Rong in person, and don't let anyone find out." Although Guan Yubai has inserted people in Nangong Mansion , but this matter is too important to pass through others!
"Yes, Miss San." Yi Meifu turned around and left.
Yimei returned to Nangong Mansion non-stop in the palace carriage, the first thing she wanted to do was Rong An Hall. The third girl hadn't returned for seven days, so she naturally wanted to report the situation to Mrs. Su.
"Slave servant sees the old lady." Yimei saluted Su Shi respectfully.
Mrs. Su was sitting on a pineapple armchair, wearing a blue silk jacket and brocade vest with pinched teeth, and a forehead inlaid with emeralds on her forehead, her expression was rarely relaxed.
Naturally, she would not condescend to talk to Yimei directly, and after winking, Wang Momo asked, "Yimei, the third girl has not returned from the palace for seven days. Why did the girl enter the palace?"
"Back to the old lady, the reason why the Empress invited the third girl into the palace was to treat His Royal Highness the fifth prince. His Royal Highness accidentally ate a certain amount of food at the palace banquet, and became seriously ill. The imperial doctors were at a loss. The empress had no choice but to invite I sent the third girl into the palace to treat His Royal Highness the fifth prince." Yimei replied in an orderly manner, "Now, the fifth prince is out of danger, but he still needs to take good care of his body, so the empress still wants to keep the third girl here. In the palace, the third girl specially sent her slaves back this time to fetch a medical book for her."
When Su Shi heard that the fifth prince was seriously ill, she was still a little worried, but she was relieved when she heard that the fifth prince was out of danger. If she loses her face, the queen will remember the Nangong family's contribution! This is really a great thing!
The more Su thought about it, the more she felt that the future of the Nangong family was bright, and said: "After you return to the palace, tell your girl that it is rare for His Majesty and the Empress to be so flattering, she must do her best to treat the fifth prince, and she will not let you down." The hearts of His Majesty and Empress Dowager!"
"Yes, old lady!"
"Okay, I'm tired too, you can step back first." Su waved his hand casually.
"Yes, old madam." Yimei responded respectfully, and then left Rong'an hall, and then went to Qianyun courtyard. The person who worries about the third girl the most must be the second wife!
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