"The prince seems to be getting more and more displeased with me these days..." The empress dowager sighed quietly, a hint of sadness in her eyes, and looked at Fu Yuheng who was sitting beside her.
"What are you talking about, mother?" The shadow under his eyelids concealed the look in his eyes. The Queen Mother had frequently asked him to accompany her in the past few days, which made him a little confused.
"Has Huaiyu caused you any trouble these days?" After a long silence, the empress dowager finally spoke again, asking about Fu Huaiyu's recent situation.
Is it true that he cares more about his own biological son
Fu Yuheng's eyes were slightly cold, and she was still a little disappointed. But looking at her, it seemed that she didn't know that her son had the intention of rebellion, which was a bit sad.
"Mother, you worry too much. My ninth brother is very smart and I don't need to worry about him." As expected, after she said this, her face turned pale and a hint of surprise appeared in her eyes. But it only took a few breaths before she returned to her calm, as if nothing had ever happened.
"Is the emperor joking?" She was trembling slightly, revealing her nervousness. What did he mean by that? Looking at Fu Yuheng in front of her, for the first time, she felt that he was so far away from her, and it seemed that she could not see through him.
In fact, she had long known that Fu Huaiyu was ambitious, which was why she had never wanted him to interfere in politics.
Fu Yuheng saw that she looked a little dazed, so he stopped talking and comforted her, "Mother, don't worry too much..."
After that, he instructed Nanny Wu beside him, "Take good care of the Queen Mother. If there is anything you need, just tell Eunuch Sun directly."
Now, it is obvious that Li Ruotong is not the only one in Li Ruotong's yard. Shen Qingwan is also there, and her expression seems a bit annoyed.
"Nonsense!" Shen Qingwan shouted, and her originally watery eyes were now full of might, and just a glare was enough to make people shiver.
"No! I want to go!" Li Ruotong thought about it all night yesterday, and no one knew what she was thinking of. She wanted to go to the border early this morning. Fortunately, Qiu Shui explained the matter to Shen Qingwan in time, so she was stopped and no irreversible consequences were caused.
Faced with such stubbornness, Shen Qingwan felt helpless. She knew that she missed Ye Feng, but he was Fu Yuheng's concubine after all. Going to the border without considering the consequences would only bring bad influence, and it would be too late to undo the damage.
"Have you had enough of this?" He lowered his voice slightly. After all, this matter was not easy to publicize. "Do you know what the consequences of doing this are? If you are caught, it will not only be you, but also Guard Ye will be implicated."
Shen Qingwan forcefully shook off her hand, causing her to stagger. Coupled with what she said, she froze in place, stammering and unable to speak.
"What? Are you scared now?" He stood with his arms folded, watching her changing expression with a teasing look. It was not that he was trying to embarrass her, but only this way could he make her wake up.
Li Ruotong finally came to her senses and immediately burst into tears. He had been thinking about it for half the night before he fell asleep, but he dreamed that something happened to Ye Feng, so he was clamoring to go to the border early in the morning, but he suddenly lost his mind.
Only then did he come to his senses and realize how ridiculous his behavior was. If he was not careful and someone else knew about it, the two of them would probably end up as mandarin ducks in the underworld.
"I... I'm sorry for causing you trouble again." Tears were still swirling around her eyes. Shen Qingwan felt angry and distressed at the same time for her dejected and tearful look. She looked heartless most of the time, and it was very rare for her to be like this today. It could be seen from this that Ye Feng was really important to her.
"Forget it, get up quickly, be careful not to catch a cold." Li Ruotong had just sat on the ground out of fear, and now that she was helped up by her, she felt a little embarrassed.
But seeing that she had returned to her usual self, Shen Qingwan breathed a sigh of relief and only hoped that the border issue could be resolved as soon as possible. If this went on for a long time, she was really afraid that Li Ruotong would not be able to hold on and would run to the border on impulse.
I sighed and felt that I was born to worry.
There are only two people in the palace who can have a say. One is depressed all day long, while the other is trapped in love. Neither of them can make her worry-free.
Although she was helpless, she still had to help. After all, she regarded these two people as her close friends.
Just then, she heard that Hsiao Shushen had also woken up, so she dragged Liu Ruotong over to visit her. After all, she was the queen, and if she didn't go, she would probably be gossiped about.
"Madame Gui, is the Queen feeling better?" The two did not go in, but asked Madame Gui who was guarding the door.
Seeing them coming, Nanny Gui didn't look flustered at all. She bowed politely and said, "The Queen has just woken up from a coma, and she is still very weak. If you two ladies want to visit, please come back tomorrow." She didn't like them in the first place, so she didn't give them a good look.
Shen Qingwan didn't care much about it. She was relieved that Xiao Shushen didn't see them.
After they left, Xiao Shushen's voice came from inside the door, "Ahem... Aunt Gui..."
Her voice was still a little weak, and her pale face revealed the fragility unique to women. She had lost her usual dignified and generous look, and judging from her appearance, she was still quite pitiful.
"But are you leaving?" She looked at Aunt Gui with a bit of uneasiness in her eyes. She hated it most when others saw her weak. Her mother had taught her since she was a child that she must be strong and never let herself be bullied.
At first she didn't take it seriously, until she was ten years old and was beaten to a pulp for being cowardly. Only then did she understand what her mother said.
She cannot be defeated.
“She’s gone…” Aunt Gui felt very distressed to see her weak appearance. She had followed her for a long time but rarely saw her like this. She hated the person who poisoned her even more in her heart.
With her help, Xiao Shushen sat up, and after drinking a bowl of porridge, her complexion looked slightly better.
"If anyone comes to visit, just tell them that I'm already asleep." She didn't want to see anyone now, not even Fu Yuheng.
Nanny Gui agreed, tucked the quilt for her, then closed the door and went out. At the end, she sighed and looked worriedly at the person sleeping inside.
During this period, Li Jieyu, Hua Zhaoyi and others also came, but they were all stopped outside the door by her and were not allowed to come in. However, Liu Churong did not come.