The Queen Mother woke up at night. When she got the news, all the palaces rushed over immediately, filling the room with people.
Ning Chen personally fed her the medicine, and then said, "Is your mother feeling unwell? The imperial physician said that if you take good care of yourself, there will be no hidden illness. You don't have to worry too much."
"I am a servant in your palace. Your son has not yet made a decision. How to deal with me is up to your mother to decide."
After all, the Queen Mother is an elder, so Ning Chen couldn't just go over her and punish the servants in the Cining Palace. This was also a sign of respect.
"I've heard everything from Fuzhi. Those cleaning servants were lazy, so just give them thirty strokes of the cane and send them out. Now that the Double Ninth Festival is approaching, it's not a good idea to make a big fuss." The empress dowager was still sober at this moment.
The slightest movement caused a piercing pain and his brows were tightly furrowed.
The weather was still hot, and with so many people in the house, there was no ventilation, and the whole room was filled with the smell of medicine, which was very unpleasant.
The Queen noticed that the Queen Mother was unwell and hurriedly gave orders.
"You all should go wait outside. It's very stuffy to be together. Suqin, go open the corner window and let in some fresh air."
Everyone bowed, and except for a few concubines, the empress and the emperor, everyone else retreated outside.
Imperial Concubine Yao wiped her tears and said, "My dear sister, how could you fall? I was so worried that I couldn't eat. Now that you've woken up, you're finally feeling better. Since I have nothing to do, I'll come to the Cining Palace to take care of you."
"You are not young anymore. You should let the children do the job of taking care of the sick. I would be worried if you get sick from working yourself to death." The Queen Mother would definitely not agree.
Although he also wanted to scold the Grand Concubine, he was irritable due to his illness. Seeing her reminded him of the past and made him very angry, so he decided to send her away as soon as possible.
"That's fine. After all, it's time for the children to show their filial piety." The Imperial Concubine said respectfully.
It's just a formality anyway. One of them is not sincere and knows that the other will not agree.
Ning Chen listened to this polite talk, his face was indifferent, "Let the Queen arrange the care for the sick. There are not many people in high positions now, so those above the rank of Concubine will come, and there is no need for others."
"I understand. As for Concubine Chen..." The Queen glanced at the Queen Mother and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"Didn't I tell you that only those above the rank of Concubine can come?"
"yes."
Seeing that Ning Chen looked unhappy, the queen lowered her head.
The Queen Mother originally wanted to bring it up, but seeing the situation, she had no choice but to give up.
In fact, Ning Chen was also on guard.
If Concubine Chen was asked to attend to the patient again this time, the empress dowager would have to promote Chen's status on the grounds of her meritorious service in attending to the patient.
But now the Chen family is still in power, and Lady Chen's position should not be too high. If she is not pregnant, she will have to remain a beauty for a few more years.
It is enough to have a Queen Mother from the Chen family in the harem. Ning Chen will not promote another concubine from the Chen family to a high position.
The mother and son have become estranged in the past two years, and the atmosphere becomes awkward after they sit together and talk for a few words.
It was Fuzhi who mentioned that the Queen Mother needed to rest more, and used this opportunity to send off the Emperor, Empress, and others.
"Fuzhi, I feel more and more that the emperor doesn't look like my biological son. There seems to be something between me and him."
The Empress Dowager looked at the cranes embroidered on the ceiling of the tent. This tent was specially sewed by Ning Chen at the request of the embroiderer from Suhang for her birthday a few years ago.
"Your Majesty has been thinking too much lately. The Emperor is your biological son, but the child has grown up and has his own opinions, which makes Your Majesty feel unfamiliar with him. Your Majesty, don't think about anything now. Just take care of your illness first." Fuzhi sighed.
I don't dare to persuade her too much. It's good enough that the Empress Dowager has some feelings now. We can't act too hastily.
I just hope that the Queen Mother will wake up sooner and stop putting the Chen family first in everything. Then I guess the Emperor won't treat the Queen Mother so coldly.
The injury of the Queen Mother was no small matter, and it was not just the concubines in the palace who had to take care of her, but also the Princess Ping, the Princess Kang, the married eldest princess, and the second princess who was still waiting to be married.
Because someone has to guard it day and night, so two people are needed every day.
Needless to say, the two princesses and the eldest princess outside the palace must come during the day. The second princess asked to go with the eldest princess, with her sister coming during the day and she at night.
The other concubines and the queen looked on.
Originally, she wanted to deliberately ask Concubine Wende and Concubine Shu to stay in the same day, with Concubine Shu staying during the day and Concubine Wende staying at night. However, the Emperor ordered that if there were children, they could not be left at night, so they arranged it to be during the day.
So it didn't succeed.
The pregnant Concubine Yi no longer had to take care of the emperor, and Ye Jun was also under house arrest and could not go out. The only new person entering the palace was Yao Xiang.
No matter what, Ye Jun really saved himself from a lot of trouble.
For example, Yao Xiang was assigned to work at night. She had to take care of the sick and could not sleep. The empress dowager was in pain and could not sleep well, so she tormented her.
Sometimes he wants to drink tea, sometimes he wants to sit up, sometimes he wants to eat something, he never stops.
Fortunately, I only go there every few days, but even so, it is still very exhausting.
Yao Xiang was so angry that he wanted to poison the old woman to death with a bowl of medicine.
Since the Empress Dowager was ill, the attention of the palace was focused on the Cining Palace, and other places were not so eye-catching.
It was at this time, in Hanlu Pavilion, that Sun Xiurong began to feel uncomfortable in the joints of her bones, chilly and sore.
Yichun boiled some hot water to apply to her knees.
"The weather is getting colder in autumn. I didn't recover well from the plague. It has been raining these past two days. I think I caught a cold."
"Ask the imperial physician to prescribe some medicine. I feel so uncomfortable." Sun was very annoyed.
This kind of chill seems to be hidden deep inside, and kneading and massage cannot relieve it at all. It only feels a little bit comfortable when applying a hot towel.
It was only September, but she already wanted to grill it over charcoal.
Yichun nodded, but he was troubled. Which imperial physician would be willing to treat his master wholeheartedly
In fact, Sun Xiurong herself didn't understand, but Yichun knew that she might have rheumatism.
Once you get this disease, it is not easy to cure.
It’s okay now that the weather is hot, but when winter comes and there is not enough charcoal fire and bedding, that will be fatal.
Fortunately, Sun had been favored in the past and had a decent family background, so she had saved some things and did not need a thick quilt.
But it is unknown what kind of things are distributed in the charcoal fire.
After coming out of the house, Yichun poured some water and prepared to go to the Imperial Hospital.
The master is under house arrest, but the servants can still come out. It doesn't mean that no one can enter or leave the entire Hanlu Pavilion.
Dan Ruo took two quick steps to stop her when she saw her. "Good sister, take a rest. Leave the running errands to me. You've been serving the queen all morning and you're tired. Are you getting irritated? I'll get you some licorice to make tea."
"Then you go. I'll go to the small kitchen to make porridge for the queen. The food sent from the imperial kitchen is really not presentable. It's not fit for the master to eat." Yichun sighed.
Dan Ruo patted her shoulder without saying anything, but when he turned his back, his eyes flashed.
No matter what, no one would care about Sun Xiurong's illness.
This year's Double Ninth Festival ceremony will not be cancelled because of the Queen Mother's injury.
On the ninth day of the ninth month, the dinner was held as usual, and relatives outside the palace as well as prominent ministers and nobles all entered the palace.