kvmb Chapter 467 The Queen Mother presses
Chapter 467 The Queen Mother presses
Gao Cheng carefully served tea
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has been in poor health recently. First, she accidentally injured her legs and feet, which made it difficult for her to move. Then, unfortunately, she suffered from a headache. In the past few days, she has often had splitting headaches! Although the doctors in the Imperial Hospital have tried their best, they have not yet found a cure."
Gao Cheng continued speaking only after seeing Xie Yu's expression.
"I feel that if I reveal this matter to the Empress Dowager now, it will probably aggravate her headache. The eldest princess was filial when she was alive, and she probably doesn't want to make the Empress Dowager sad in her grave. It would be better to ease the situation a little and inform the Empress Dowager when she is better."
Xie Yu's originally tense face gradually relaxed, and his frowning brows slowly loosened.
There was no longer the sharpness and coldness in his eyes, but a subtle satisfaction instead.
Obviously, Gao Cheng's words touched Xie Yu's heart as an emperor.
This is Gao Cheng’s way of observing people’s words and expressions, and the basis of his foothold.
Being able to be by the side of Xie Yu, the moody emperor, and to reach his current position, Gao Cheng can be said to have reached the level of perfection.
"You are right. Pass on my order. No one is allowed to disturb the Queen Mother during her recovery. Tell the servants to keep their mouths shut. If anyone leaks this, I will not forgive them."
"Well, I will go and pass on the order. Your Majesty is very filial. One day, the Empress Dowager will surely understand your painstaking efforts."
Xie Yu had made up his mind about the eldest princess, and he picked up his pen to write a new imperial edict.
"I hereby announce my will to the world that the princess met with a sudden disaster on her way to Xuanyuan Country. I am deeply saddened to hear the tragic news. I have specially sent the Imperial Guards to bring the princess' body back to Beijing and bury her in the imperial mausoleum."
Since the eldest princess has not yet held a wedding ceremony with Xuanyuan Jing.
Now that the person is dead, naturally everything doesn’t count.
When the eldest princess' body arrived in Xuanyuan Kingdom, it was not legitimate, so it had to be brought back to Kyoto and buried in the imperial mausoleum.
Just as Gao Cheng was about to leave, Xie Yu called him back.
"Zhonghe Palace, how is the Queen doing recently?"
Gao Cheng leaned over
"Your Majesty, ever since the Empress Dowager went into seclusion, fasted and prayed, Qiao Xin would deliver the Buddhist scriptures copied by the Empress Dowager to offer in front of the Buddha every day, and then burn them without interruption. Qiao Xin said that the Empress Dowager was a vegetarian every day, and copied the scriptures until midnight every day, without missing a single day. Her filial piety moved the heavens. With such a heart, the heavens will surely be moved, and will surely bless the Empress Dowager and the Emperor with longevity and good fortune."
Hearing this, Xie Yu's expression softened a little instantly.
Jun'er is indeed sincere.
Even though she knew how her mother treated her, she was still able to do this. Jun'er is indeed kind and generous.
Xie Yu thought about it.
"In five days, the Queen will leave Zhonghe Palace. Pass on my order that all concubines must stand at the gate of Zhonghe Palace to welcome the Queen out of the palace."
Because Xie Yu issued an order strictly prohibiting anyone from talking about the eldest princess.
So, no matter that everyone in the outside world already knew about it, no one in the palace dared to mention it again.
When the concubines in the harem learned about this, their reactions varied.
Someone is happy
Some people sigh
Some people can't wait to celebrate with drums and gongs.
Only Chen Mi, after hearing about this, immediately wrote a letter and sent it back to the Mansion of Duke Chen.
As soon as the eldest princess died, the first person in the world to go crazy was the empress dowager.
Chen Mi saw clearly that the Queen Mother's ship was now shaky.
The Empress Dowager was recuperating in Ci'an Palace and could not even get out of bed all day. Of course, she was kept in the dark and kept muttering about the eldest princess.
On weekdays, among the concubines in the harem, only Qin Shushu served the empress dowager.
this day
Qin Shushu was serving the Queen Mother, and her expression was dazed for a moment.
She accidentally broke the tea she had just brewed and wet her clothes.
The Queen Mother glanced at him, and Qin Shushu quickly knelt on the ground.
Respectful
Extremely terrified
"Your Highness, it's all my fault. I was careless for a moment. I know that my behavior was inappropriate. I will be more cautious in the future."
Qin Shushu was always careful and cautious when serving and never made any mistakes.
But today, he has been absent-minded since he came in. Just now, he couldn't even hold a small cup steadily. It was obvious that he was worried about something.
The Queen Mother has been in a bad mood these days, and she would fly into a rage at the slightest thing that didn't go her way.
But Qin Shushu made a mistake at this critical juncture.
Her unintentional action was like adding fuel to the fire, instantly igniting the Queen Mother's anger.
The Queen Mother's originally ugly face suddenly darkened.
His brows were tightly furrowed, and his eyes revealed a sharp aura that seemed to be able to pierce Qin Shushu.
The atmosphere in the entire palace also became tense.
The palace maids and eunuchs were all silent, for fear of accidentally angering the empress dowager who was already angry.
"Shu Zhaoyi, if you don't want to serve me, you don't have to come every day. You can't even hold a small teacup steadily, but you are dissatisfied with me? Why don't you tell me honestly, what happened? Tell me..."
Qin Shushu lowered her head in panic, not daring to look into the empress dowager's eyes.
Such an attitude gave the Queen Mother an inexplicable bad feeling in her heart.
A strong sense of uneasiness arises in my heart
Qin Shushu lowered her head, but a hint of success flashed in her eyes.
Then, Qin Shushu raised her head pretending to be afraid, her voice trembling slightly.
"Empress Dowager, I, your concubine, really made a mistake. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Wang Chu stood aside and looked up at Qin Shushu
It seems that this time, the Queen guessed right again
The Empress said that once the news of the eldest princess' death was reported back to the palace, the Emperor would certainly conceal it from the Empress Dowager and not let her know until everything was settled.
The Queen Mother told him to just wait and wait for the right opportunity, and then he would add fuel to the fire.
This matter cannot be hidden from the Empress Dowager.
It seems that the opportunity has come today.
But the Emperor wanted to hide it from the Empress Dowager, but some concubines in the harem certainly didn't want to do so.
The more afraid she was, the more likely it was that something was fishy. The Queen Mother became more suspicious.
The queen mother's eyes were wide open, her eyebrows were raised, and she was staring at Qin Shushu in front of her with an angry look on her face.
Her majestic voice exploded in the air like thunder.
"You still want to lie?"
The Queen Mother slammed the table so hard that the teacups on the table almost fell to the ground.
The entire Ci'an Palace suddenly fell silent, and everyone was so frightened by the empress dowager's sudden anger that they dared not even breathe.
Qin Shushu trembled all over and her face turned pale immediately.
She lowered her head, her hands unconsciously clenched the corners of her clothes, her lips trembled slightly, but she couldn't utter a word.
But there was clearly a smile in his eyes
"Enough, do you really think I am old and confused? Tell me the truth. What happened outside? If you don't tell me, I will punish you severely. I gave you the position of Zhaoyi, and it is easy to take it back now. What happened? You are so uneasy, don't lie to me."