Within half a day, the news that the Emperor sent two dogs to the Empress Dowager and asked Concubine Shu to bring back the eldest princess spread.
Inside Ci'an Palace, the Imperial Concubine listened to the servants' reply with a sarcastic look on her face.
"The Queen Mother is really ambitious. It's a pity that the Emperor will never fulfill her wish."
Yao Xiang sneered as he rubbed the Grand Concubine's legs.
"Humph, if she was really smart, she wouldn't have caused such a fuss between mother and son." The Imperial Concubine was very contemptuous.
There were some things she hadn't said yet. In her opinion, Empress Dowager Chen was only slightly better than Cuscuta. She had devoted herself to winning favor, but she only got the rank of a second-rank concubine. She didn't even get the title of noble, virtuous, and virtuous.
If his son Ning Hao wasn't so untalented, how could he have lost
To put it bluntly, Empress Dowager Chen was able to enter the palace and gain favor because of her family background, and she was able to become the empress dowager because of her son. It had nothing to do with her own ability.
Yao Xiang smiled, a glimmer of light flashed in her eyes, "My niece is thinking, even the Queen Mother is concerned about Concubine Xia's belly, then will the other high-ranking officials also be concerned? Concubine Yan Xiuyi, Concubine Jing, and even the Queen haven't given birth yet."
The Grand Concubine looked at the girl beside her and showed some approval on her face. She was indeed the one she liked and she had the same ideas as her.
"Just do it. The prosperity of our Yao family depends on you. I'm afraid your cousin... can't help too much."
"My aunt thinks highly of me, and my niece will definitely live up to her expectations. Although my cousin doesn't have such an intention, he is very filial. Didn't he send me a lot of supplements the other day?" Yao Xiang said in a gentle tone.
Thinking of her son, although the Imperial Concubine felt a little disappointed in her, he was her biological son after all, and she was not as distant from him as the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. She felt comforted by her son's filial piety.
"Here is an excellent nourishing recipe for you to follow. It will be very beneficial for stabilizing pregnancy and helping pregnancy. It is better for a woman in the harem to have a child as soon as possible."
"My niece knows." Yao Xiang was very obedient.
After coming out of Ci'an Palace, Yao Xiang gave a few instructions to Zizhu and Qiwen beside him.
In the palace, some words always quickly reach the ears of those who are interested.
On the other side, someone came from the cold palace and reported to the queen that Jin was ill.
Because the emperor only demoted her to a commoner, she still had a father who was an official in Gunzhou, so the servants under her did not dare to let her die casually.
The Queen had nothing good to say and directly called Nanny Ding beside her to go.
"This Jin family is plotting to murder the heir to the throne. If it weren't for her father's contribution to flood control, the emperor would have sentenced all of her clan to death. But the queen is kind-hearted, so it's not easy to ignore it. However, her crime is so serious, so you should figure out what to do."
"Ah, Madam, you are kind-hearted. I will find two prescriptions for Jin to drink. Whether she lives or dies depends on God, right?"
The visitor was quite smart and immediately understood what the queen meant.
This is just wanting Jin to die, but not wanting to leave a bad reputation.
That’s easy. Just let Jin take the medicine and she will be fine.
On the other side, in Yuxiu Pavilion, Ye Jun woke up very late and was woken up by the maids almost at noon.
Sleeping too long is not good either.
After washing up and having lunch, when she was free, Bai Zhu came in and told her everything that had happened in the first half of the day.
"Tsk tsk, I just didn't go to pay my respects one morning, but so many interesting things happened. The Emperor sent a dog to the Empress Dowager? This is..." This is too mean.
Ye Jun naturally would not say the last few words, as criticizing the emperor is a crime.
"If I were to say, Empress Shufei is the happiest one. She finally brought the eldest princess back home." Huiyue said.
Ye Jun curled her lips helplessly, "I'm afraid that after a while, Concubine Shu will start to jump up and down again."
Without her daughter's restraint, it would be strange for Concubine Shu to be obedient.
The master and his servants were talking inside when the second-class palace maid Luzhi came in and told them that Imperial Physician Shen had come to check Ping An's pulse.
It was the end of the month again, and it was indeed time. Ye Jun tidied his clothes a little and called someone in.
When Shen Pingzhi came in, he took his pulse first and his complexion looked normal.
"My lady is in very good health, but she has a little internal heat. You don't need to take medicine, just drink more water. The weather is unpredictable in autumn, so my lady should be more careful. It was rainy and windy last night, and the one in the cold palace fell ill after hearing about it."
In the cold palace, there was only Jin in it now. Ye Jun narrowed his eyes, knowing that Shen Pingzhi was sending her a message.
"Thank you, Doctor Shen. I will pay attention to it. I will also ask for your care in the future. I may bother you from time to time." Ye Jun said with a smile.
This is also to tell Shen Pingzhi that she will use him.
In the end, it was Huiyue who sent the person away, and gave him a generous reward and a small and exquisite longevity lock.
It was specially prepared by Ye Jun, as Shen Pingzhi's youngest son will be one year old soon.
This gift not only shows his thoughtfulness, but also tells Shen Pingzhi that Ye Jun knows everything about his family.
After all, in this deep palace, you can't trust anyone too much except yourself, you always have to be on guard.
"Jin has made things difficult for the beauty in the past, and she deserves to end up like this." Nan Zhi said angrily.
"Forget it. Life and death are determined by fate. We just need to know the news and there is no need to do anything."
Ye Jun didn't care much about these things. With the crime of murdering the royal heir, it was impossible for Jin to leave the cold palace again.
But she didn't care, but others did.
At night, someone bribed the guards of the cold palace and went in to deliver some things to Jin.
The days went smoothly, and until mid-October, Ning Chen did not enter the harem.
Perhaps she was irritated by Ning Chen's gift of a dog, so the empress dowager claimed to be ill and excused herself from the daily greetings. She stayed in the Cining Palace and did not come out, nor did she ask anyone to take care of her.
It was not until October 20th that Ning Chen came to Yuxiu Pavilion again, with a smile on his face and in a very good mood.
"A few days ago, a group of remnant Jin soldiers in the northern border took advantage of the rain to sneak attack a small border town. Your brother happened to be on patrol, and he fought one against ten with a team of ten or so. While fighting, he sent people to report the situation, and finally wiped out the remnant soldiers of more than a hundred people. He really made a great contribution."
"Is my brother injured?" Ye Jun asked anxiously.
Ning Chen was stunned for a moment. He never thought that Ye Jun would show concern for his brother instead of taking credit for it. Then he said, "General Ye only suffered some minor injuries. He is not seriously injured."
Hearing this, Ye Jun breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your brother has made great contributions. I will reward you with whatever you want." Ning Chen stared at her and said.
Ye Jun rolled her eyes at him, "Brother has done a great job, the emperor should reward him, what does it have to do with me? Could it be that the emperor came to see me because of brother's meritorious service? It makes me sad, it turns out that he is not thinking about me!"
After he finished speaking, he flicked his handkerchief and turned his back, ignoring everyone.
Ning Chen felt strange when he saw the angry little woman.
It is true that he came to Yuxiu Pavilion because of Ye Zhe's meritorious service, but it was not that he did not want to see Ye Jun at all. When Ye Jun said this, he felt particularly satisfied.
His woman wants him to miss her, which means admiration to him. Being admired, he naturally feels a little proud.