The next day, the house arrest was lifted, and Ye Jun got up early and went to Fengqi Palace.
The queen was having breakfast at that moment. When she heard her coming, she asked someone to come in.
"Your servant pays respects to Her Majesty the Queen." Ye Jun bowed politely.
The queen wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, smiled and waved her hand, "Get up quickly, no need to be so polite."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ye Yunru followed suit.
He just stood up, but the Queen didn't offer him a seat, so he could only stand.
It seemed like he was deliberately leaving her alone.
Since the other party didn't respond, she spoke up herself, "I have been under house arrest for a long time and have not been able to fulfill my filial duties to the Empress Dowager. Now that the house arrest is lifted, I should share the burden with the sisters and go to the Cining Palace to serve the Empress Dowager. Please make arrangements, Empress Dowager."
"You are really thoughtful." The Queen slightly curled her lips and took a sip of tea. "It's just that you have just been released from house arrest, and the Emperor must be very distressed. There is no need to rush here. There are many concubines who have served the sick, and they have served for a long time and are familiar with it. You should rest well and wait for me and serve the Emperor. The Emperor will have considerate people around him, and the Empress Dowager will have less worries, which is more beneficial for recuperation. It can be regarded as your filial piety."
After hearing this, Ye Jun's eyes darkened a little.
If she really listened to the Queen and didn't go to serve the sick, she would be labeled as unfilial tomorrow.
"Your Majesty, I am grateful for your consideration. However, I have been confined to my room once because of my mistakes. Now I dare not make mistakes again. The Queen Mother is ill, and I should serve her and show my filial piety. The Emperor has his own servants to serve him. I will serve the Queen Mother with my sisters."
The queen did not rush to agree. She turned her head and glanced at her calmly, then nodded after a long while.
"Since you are so filial, I can't reject your intention. But since you have never served before, you should learn from others first."
"Concubine Wende has always been considerate and attentive. Today, she happens to be the one taking care of the sick. You can go with Concubine Wende. Once you are familiar with her, we will make arrangements."
"Yes, I obey your command. I will go to the Cining Palace right away to help Empress Wende take care of her." Ye Jun bowed.
When he lowered his eyes, the cold light in them was concealed.
Of course the Queen did it on purpose, she knew it, and she also knew that when she was under house arrest, the Queen sent someone to tell her that it was Concubine Wende who was responsible for the incident in the kitchen.
So today the Queen arranged for her and Concubine Wende to learn how to take care of the sick, which was just disgusting.
It's disgusting to Concubine Wende, it's disgusting to her, and it's even more disgusting to the Empress Dowager.
Both of these favored women are not liked by the empress dowager. It would be fine if they just disliked each other, but I'm afraid the empress dowager would be very angry if she saw these two vixens together.
But there is no way, I have to go.
If she doesn't go, the Queen will put the blame on her.
The Queen had never been so deliberately difficult before. It seemed that she was still afraid of her.
The one who came with me today is Nan Zhi.
He has been frowning since he came out of Fengqi Palace, but he didn't say anything, which shows that he has made progress during this time.
Ye Jun was naturally satisfied. Although there were many troubles outside, fortunately there were people around him who were not without benefits.
I guess this month's confinement was not in vain.
When the master and servant arrived outside the Cining Palace, they happened to meet Concubine Wende who came to attend to her sick mother.
The timing was perfect, Ye Jun rolled his eyes in his heart.
But she still bowed politely, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."
Concubine Wende glanced at her calmly, and her expression darkened a little.
Obviously he didn't want to see her anymore.
He took a deep breath to calm himself down, "Forget it, Ming Jieyu just got out of house arrest and why did she come here instead of staying alone?"
Thinking of the fact that the emperor went to Yuxiu Pavilion for lunch yesterday, she felt angry.
When I saw Ye Jun early in the morning, I just wanted to tear him apart.
"The Queen Mother ordered me to follow you and learn how to take care of the sick, so I came here to wait." Ye Jun was also uncomfortable and spoke in a harsh tone.
Concubine Wende was so annoyed that she glared at her and secretly cursed the Queen for being a troublemaker.
But the person had already been stuffed in, so Concubine Wende couldn't say anything, even if she felt disgusted.
The two of them entered the Cining Palace one after the other.
The Queen Mother had just finished her breakfast and was about to take or change her medicine.
Hearing the noise at the door, the empress dowager looked over and saw Ye Jun, and she frowned.
After the two of them exchanged greetings, he began to speak.
"Why are there two of you today? Isn't Concubine Ming under house arrest?"
The Queen Mother knew that Ye Yun was under house arrest, but she was recuperating and no one told her when Ye Yun would be released.
But this kind of question should not be spoken out loud, as it would be embarrassing if it were spoken out loud.
Before Ye Jun could reply, Concubine Wende spoke first.
"Your Majesty, you don't know that Concubine Ming has just been released from her confinement today, and the Emperor even went to Yuxiu Pavilion for lunch yesterday."
"You made a mistake and were confined to your room, yet you still didn't know how to behave. You seduced the emperor. I think you still don't know you're wrong!"
As expected, the Queen Mother took the opportunity to attack and put the blame on Ye Yun.
The old lady is still recuperating from her illness, and her subordinates didn't tell her about what happened in the kitchen last time, otherwise who knows what they would say.
Anyway, she doesn't like anyone who is favored except the girls from the Chen family.
"Queen Dowager, calm down. Your Majesty is a wise ruler. How could he be seduced by a woman's seduction? With the Queen Dowager's words and deeds, Your Majesty has always been the most polite and self-disciplined. He came to eat yesterday because he wanted to see if I had reflected on my mistakes. Now that Your Majesty has forgiven me, I have been released from my confinement and have the opportunity to serve the Queen Dowager."
Ye Jun knelt down and explained slowly and calmly.
The meaning is clear. The emperor is a wise ruler and was taught by you, the queen dowager. You can distrust me, but don't you also trust your son's character
Furthermore, I was able to lift my house arrest because the Emperor personally reviewed it and gave his approval. The Emperor said that I did nothing wrong. Do you want to go against his will
The Queen Mother had been in the harem for many years, so it was natural that she would not fail to understand this.
Moreover, Ye Jun said that it was the Empress Dowager's words and deeds that taught her, so even if she didn't care about the Emperor's dignity, she had to consider her own dignity.
"Hmph, you are quite eloquent. Get up."
"Thank you, Queen Mother."
Seeing Ye Jun standing up, Concubine Wende's eyes darkened a little.
After all, Ye should not be underestimated. She managed to resolve the situation with just a few words.
The Queen Mother let this go, but still found other things to make things difficult for her.
For example, now she asked Ye Jun to change the bandages for her and clean the wound.
That's the calf.
In fact, there was no external injury, only the internal bones were injured. Although I have been recuperating for a month, Chinese medicine is always slow to take effect, and the whole calf is still swollen.
So when Ye Jun was wiping her legs, the Queen Mother pretended to be in pain and dodged, then kicked Ye Jun in the forehead.
The kick wasn't very powerful since his leg was injured, but Ye Jun was caught off guard and still staggered.
She had never experienced such an humiliation as being kicked in the face. She held the handkerchief tightly in her hand, clenched her back teeth, lowered her head and forced herself to remain calm.
The Queen Mother was waiting for her to explode so that she could take the opportunity to punish her.
But I didn't expect Ye Jun to kneel down so quickly. "This is my first time serving the sick. I am clumsy and hurt the Empress Dowager. Please forgive me."