When I woke up the next day, it was already late.
There was no one around her, probably because he went to court and didn't call her.
Ye Jun moved his body and felt a little sore.
I pulled back the quilt and took a look. My body was covered in red and purple, especially my waist and perhaps my neck as well. My face immediately turned red.
Someone was so excited yesterday that he almost couldn't control himself.
"Shunyi is awake. Let me come in and help you get up." Nanzhi's voice came from outside.
Ye Jun turned over and didn't want to move. "I'll lie down for a while. Ask someone to prepare some hot water. I want to take a bath."
“Yes, I’ll arrange it right away.” Nan Zhi responded.
Soon, the hot water was ready, and Nan Zhi and Hui Yue came in together to help her wash up.
After soaking in the bathtub, I feel a lot more relaxed.
"Shunyi came back late yesterday, and I didn't have time to tell her that something happened in Fengqi Palace." Huiyue said.
Ye Jun closed her eyes and leaned against the wall of the barrel, "What's the matter?"
I was able to hold it in all night, so it must not be very important if I say it now.
"The Queen's wet nurse, Madam Ding, passed away yesterday afternoon. The news was not reported to Lingxi Garden until evening. I heard that the Queen was in pain for quite some time, so Su'e was sent back to the palace early this morning to take care of Madam Ding's funeral." Huiyue lowered her voice.
The death of a servant is an unlucky thing after all.
"Wasn't she sick before coming to the garden? It has been more than a month now. Is she okay?" Ye Jun asked.
Nan Zhi shook her head, "Not entirely. She said she was too sick to get up, and she wanted to drink some water at night. As a result, she lost her balance when she got off the floor, and she fell and hit the corner of the table, and that's how she died."
Doing the job of serving others, even if you don't do heavy or strenuous work, but getting up early and going to bed late for so many years to take care of the master's affairs, your body is tired. It is normal that you can't hold on as you get older.
After all, no one would think that someone was poisoning a slave.
Ye Jun took a long breath and opened his eyes. "In the past, Nanny Ding often advised the Queen. Now that Nanny Ding is gone, I'm afraid that the two young ones, Suqin and Su'e, will not be able to persuade the Queen anymore."
“Whether she can persuade us or not, it’s fine as long as she doesn’t come to provoke us.” Nan Zhi said.
"That's right."
Ye Jun smiled and stopped discussing the matter.
However, it was not so easy for the Queen to get over the death of Nanny Ding.
Over the years, from the time she got married to now, Nanny Ding has always been by her side. Although she is a servant, the relationship between them is different. To the Queen, she is more or less like a mother to her.
So when she heard the news of Ding's death, she was really upset for a long time.
She even dreamed last night of Mrs. Ding combing her hair when she first got married to Ning Chen.
"Your Majesty, the eldest prince is here to pay his respects to you." Suqin came in from outside and said in a low voice.
The queen was not in a good mood and didn't want to meet him, but after thinking about it, she decided to meet him.
But he didn't say a few words to the eldest prince and just sent the person away.
After a while, Chu Yun came in to add tea for the queen.
Seeing her coming, the Queen said, "Su'e has been away for the past two days, so you can help Suqin with the things around me."
"Yes, I obey your command." Chu Yun bowed.
The queen waved her hand, "Alright, I want to sit alone for a while, you all go down."
Seeing that she looked depressed, the two men thought that she was still sad about the death of Nanny Ding, so they retreated obediently.
Outside the door, Chu Yun smiled and said, "Sister Suqin has such good skin, so white and tender. It looks so beautiful in the sunlight. Sister Suqin is already 26 years old, right? Has the Queen arranged a marriage for her?"
Suqin was naturally pleased to be praised. She stroked her temples and said with a smile.
"We were supposed to meet last year, but the war delayed it. This year, the Queen has sent word to the ladies outside the palace, and they are selecting one now."
If the palace maids were arranged to marry by their masters, most of them would be looking for a husband when they were twenty-four or twenty-five years old.
Chu Yun looked around and moved closer to her.
"I always speak directly, sister, please don't tell others. I have seen that among those around the Queen, you are the most beautiful. Although Sister Su'e has a pair of almond eyes and dimples, her skin is not as white as yours, and her figure is not as slender as yours. She is still inferior."
This is true, Suqin is indeed pretty.
He was very happy to hear her praise him, but he still looked reprimanding.
"Please don't say such things. If Su'e hears them, it will ruin the sisterhood between her and me. We have served the queen together since we were young, so we are the same."
"Yes, yes, I am talking too much. Please don't blame me, sister. The pair of red agate earrings that the queen gave me some time ago are very suitable for you. If you don't mind, I will give them to you." Chu Yun said.
Suqin looked at her and asked, "Aren't you wearing it?"
"I'm afraid my sister will laugh at me. I don't have pierced ears, so I can't wear it even if I want to." Chu Yun looked embarrassed.
Nowadays, few women do not have pierced ears. Either they don’t do it because they are afraid of pain, or they are poor.
Suqin naturally classified Chuyun into the second category.
In addition, there were usually many young palace maids and eunuchs who tried to curry favor with these important people around the queen, so they didn't think much about it and accepted it reluctantly.
In the afternoon, Chu Yun was even more attentive. He asked Su Qin to rest for a while while he went to serve the queen.
Suqin was flattered by her this morning and just agreed.
So when the queen saw that she was the only one coming, she asked a question.
Chu Yun said, "Sister Suqin must have been tired from keeping watch last night and felt a little uncomfortable, so I came here to ask her to take a rest."
This was not a big deal, so the queen didn't ask any more questions.
After all, Nanny Ding had just passed away, and it was time for the Queen to be lenient towards Suqin and Su'e, the two girls who grew up with her.
Chu Yun poured tea for the queen and whispered, "Your Majesty, I found something about the eldest prince, but I don't know if I should tell you."
"What's the matter? Tell me." said the queen.
Chu Yun paused for a moment before speaking again, "The Empress Dowager has called Madam Yang to question her three times."
Upon hearing the news, the queen frowned.
"When did this happen? How come I don't know about it?"
"I just found out about this today. The Queen Mother summoned Madam Yang while the eldest prince was attending his elementary school class. She was not in our palace, so naturally she did not find out."
Chu Yun said, and while speaking he looked at the Queen's face, and when he saw that she looked unhappy, he continued.
"Although I shouldn't be suspicious of my own people, the Queen Mother is always determined to bring the eldest prince back. What if Yang Shi uses the method we taught her to do something..."
"What do you mean by 'our own people'?" The Queen interrupted her coldly, her eyes suddenly darkening, "Yang is a money-grubber. If she can betray her master once, she will do it twice. Before she died, Madam Ding said she would get rid of her. Now that she has thoughts that she shouldn't have, she can't be kept."