Queen's scheming

Chapter 189 Waiting Illness ([-])

The queen mother didn't expect An Qingyao to speak up. She treated An Qingyao only mediocrely, and only kept An Qingyao a few times when Li Muhao was gone. It was also because she had a hard time leading Li Tianyou back then, and she sympathized with An Qingyao. Unexpectedly, this child is a caring person. She is a princess, even if she serves her, she will not get any real benefits, but seeing the cleanness in her eyes, the queen mother is still pleased: "It's good that you have such a heart." , but the empress is pregnant, so she called you to accompany her, if Aijia is detained in the Cihui Palace, how can it be done?"

An Qingyao smiled gently and pinched the empress dowager's legs, saying: "Serving the empress dowager makes the empress feel at ease, and it is also for the empress to have a baby. If the empress does not let Yao'er stay, the empress must be in trouble for a day." If Yao'er can serve the queen mother by her side and tell the queen mother the daily current situation of the queen mother, the mother will feel at ease, and she will naturally have a good pregnancy. When the time comes, give birth to the queen mother A chubby grandson!"

"You're a sweet girl, you're so sweet!" The Empress Dowager caressed An Qingyao's hand, and finally there was a smile on her face, "If that's the case, then you will replace the imperial concubine, and her affairs are also for the sake of her. The queen is worried."

Mi Yurou wanted to say something else, she wanted the Queen Mother to send Concubine Xue out and leave An Qingyao with her servants, but she was stared at by the Queen Mother and dared not say a word.

Tang Aoxue was the most angry. She rushed to ask to serve this old woman, and she was asked to get up early to read Buddhist scriptures, so she didn't make any money. An Qingyao coaxed the Queen Mother to smile with just a few words!

For the matter of waiting for the sickness, the candidate and the time were fixed, Tang Aoxue bowed out with anger, and the queen mother specially told her: "The Ai family likes to read the "Heart Sutra" the most, so you should familiarize yourself with it when you go back today, so as not to stumble when reading it tomorrow. Yes. Speaking of it, your sister is the one who understands Buddhism the most, she is very good at reading and writing scriptures."

Tang Aoxue became more and more frustrated. She thought of an excuse. If she couldn't read it well tomorrow, she would say that even young women can't read it well. But now there is someone in front of her. This person is not someone else, but her direct relative. My sister, how does this not annoy her!
When Tang Aoxue got angry again, she obediently went back to study the "Heart Sutra". No matter what, she couldn't lose face to her sister, but she hated the masked woman in her heart.

Mi Yurou was sent by the Queen Mother to send Shen Qingyi back to Ningsu Palace, leaving An Qingyao alone to serve by her side.

In order to serve the queen mother conveniently, An Qingyao changed into homely clothes with narrow sleeves and pinched the waist, moved a small stool with a bulging belly carved with pineapple flower and wood carvings and placed it in the queen mother's walk-in canopy bed, and took a volume of "Heart Sutra" " in hand, said warmly: "The Empress Dowager likes to listen to the "Heart Sutra". Yao'er has reviewed it just now, and now read it to the Empress Dowager, okay?"

The queen mother was a little strange and asked: "Review? Have you read it before?"

An Qingyao smiled without hiding anything, and said bluntly: "When my husband left, the emperor and my parents did not allow Yao'er to pretend to be her husband's widow. At that time, Yao'er made up her mind that if they refused again, she would I twisted my hair to become an aunt, so I read the "Heart Sutra" at that time. Although I didn't reach that point later, I felt that the "Heart Sutra" could calm the mind, and I gradually took it out and read it. Much, it doesn’t take much thought.”

The Empress Dowager said with some distress: "Actually, you really don't have to guard Li Muhao like this. You are still young, even if you want to marry now, it's okay. With the support of Ai's family, no one dares to bully you. If the queen refuses, the Ai family will speak for you."

An Qingyao rubbed the scriptures with her bare hands, and smiled peacefully, "The empress has told Yao'er several times that she doesn't want me to stand by her husband like this. I don't want to. Queen Mother, Yao'er doesn't want to marry anymore. When the time comes, I will help Yao'er find a well-behaved child and raise it under the name of my husband, and my life will be considered complete."

The queen mother wanted to persuade her again, but seeing An Qingyao's appearance, she just moved her jaw and said nothing.

An Qingyao's harmonious voice sounded in the Nuan Pavilion, "Guan Zi Zai Bodhisattva, practiced the deep Prajna Paramita for a long time. Seeing that the five aggregates are empty, he can overcome all hardships."

After An Qingyao finished reading it twice, the Queen Mother also calmed down, and asked kindly: "Why did you insist on serving the sick family just now?"

An Qingyao wanted to find a suitable reason, but the Queen Mother interrupted her from making up lies, "Tell the truth."

An Qingyao pursed her lips, and replied in a warm voice: "Don't dare to lie to the Queen Mother, Yao'er feels that Concubine Xue is not sincerely serving the Queen Mother, but for her own heart, for Queen An's heart, Yao'er personally serves The best."

"Then what do you think Concubine Xue is for?" The queen mother was a little emotional, An Qingyao, a child who had only a short time in the palace, could see it so clearly.

An Qingyao shook her head, "At first, Yao'er thought that Concubine Xue wanted to fight for power, but she doesn't look like a fake, and with Concubine Xue's temperament, if she really wants to fight for the right to be the assistant to the Six Palaces, she should She would not take such a roundabout method, but when the Queen Mother explained to her the time period of serving the sickness, Concubine Xue tried every means to evade it, she was obviously a little unwilling. , I can't serve the Queen Mother well, so I insisted on wanting to replace Concubine Xue." But what An Qingyao didn't expect was that the Queen Mother asked her to replace Concubine Duanjing.

"Don't you think it's strange? Why didn't Aijia let you replace Concubine Xue, but Concubine Huang Guifei?" The queen mother smiled as she watched An Qingyao unconsciously wrapping the rain-covered sky-blue orchid rim.

An Qingyao nodded, and said, "Yao'er is dull, and can't understand what the Queen Mother means."

The Empress Dowager tucked away the sapphire blue brocade with rich and noble patterns on her body, and her voice was as calm as the faint sandalwood fragrance rising from the incense burner, "Because the Ai family can't understand Concubine Xue's intention."

An Qingyao was a little surprised. She thought that the Queen Mother knew Concubine Xue's motives, so she kept her. Now it seems that she didn't know it. That doesn't mean that she placed a time bomb around her that she didn't know when it would explode. ?

"Then why does the Queen Mother keep Concubine Xue by her side? What if she is thinking about the Queen Mother?" An Qingyao asked suspiciously.

The queen mother smiled in relief. Although An Qingyao is smart, she is young and inexperienced. "Give her a little courage, and don't dare to do anything to Aijia! With Aijia here, she may still have a bright future. If Aijia doesn't help Now, in this harem, it's up to the queen to decide, no matter how stupid she is, she knows that she can only flatter Ai's family, and definitely won't play against Ai's family!"

"There are many things that can't be said well. Concubine Xue is spoiled and spoiled in the mansion. For a while, she is definitely not used to being subordinated to others in the palace. In addition, there is no one in the palace to dissuade her. Knowing what will happen, the Empress Dowager should let the imperial concubine take the place of Concubine Xue! If the imperial concubine is too busy, it will be fine for Yao'er to stay in Cihui Palace for an extra hour or two!" An Qing Yao analyzed it carefully.

The queen mother nodded. An Qingyao is exquisite and transparent, but it's a pity that she is already Li Muhao's. If she had insisted at the beginning and hadn't let go of Shen Qingyi, whether such a child stayed by Li Tianyou's side or Gu Yiran's side, she would be a very good person. What a pity for a good and virtuous wife!
The queen mother took An Qingyao's hand, patted it lightly, and said with a smile: "It would be great if you hadn't been ordered by the queen. At the beginning, the Ai family also looked at you as a good person, and they didn't propose marriage to you for a long time. , I just wanted to leave you to the emperor, but Li Muhao snatched him away from Ai's family, that's all, he didn't favor you well, but made you suffer like this!"

An Qingyao didn't expect to get back to this matter again, so she quickly changed the subject and said, "If the queen mother agrees, Yao'er will go tell the imperial concubine and concubine Xue right now!" Go out and come back, maybe the queen mother will tell this The words are forgotten.

The Queen Mother held An Qingyao back and said angrily, "What's the hurry? Concubine Xue wants to serve Ai's family, so let her come. The Cihui Palace won't be able to control her as a little girl. You can also learn from her." Be careful, know that other people have evil intentions, don't just hide, but face it directly, otherwise she will come up with another plan if her plan fails, people are greedy, if you don't achieve your goal, you will never give up!"

"Then what is the reason for Concubine Xue?" An Qingyao was actually more worried that Concubine Xue would be detrimental to Shen Qingyi. As Shen Qingyi said in the morning, those who are now jumping out to make things difficult for Shen Qingyi are low-ranking concubines. Concubine Xue who did the fighting was very low-key, which is really extraordinary.

The queen mother also roughly guessed it, and said coldly: "on the surface, she has a reputation of being a virtuous man for serving the sick family, but behind the scenes, only she knows why, but now that the queen is pregnant, she can let Concubine Xue live Aijia's Cihui Palace will save a lot of things for the empress."

An Qingyao was right when she thought about it, so she didn't think too much about it. The Empress Dowager has a very precise eye for seeing people, so Concubine Xue probably wouldn't dare to do anything about it.

An Qingyao read the "Heart Sutra" twice again in a warm voice. Seeing that the queen mother fell asleep, she tiptoed out of the Nuan Pavilion and went to watch the medicine being decocted for the queen mother in person.

After An Qingyao left, the Empress Dowager gently opened her eyes, staring at the bright yellow brocade tent with intricate peonies and dark patterns above her head, with deep sadness in her eyes, but no one knew what the Empress Dowager was sad about.

There was a slight sound of footsteps, and the Empress Dowager closed her eyes again, feeling that the footsteps were getting closer to her, and then walked out quietly. The Empress Dowager pretended to have just woken up, looking at the man's yellow-brown palace attire, She said in a hoarse voice, "Nurse Ding, what's the matter?"

Nanny Ding originally entered the palace to see if the Queen Mother was sleeping peacefully, but now she heard the Queen Mother speak, and immediately bowed and said: "Damn the old slave for disturbing the Queen Mother's sleep."

The queen mother waved her hand lightly, "It's okay, I haven't slept well, so go back if you have something to do!"

Nanny Ding smiled brightly, "Queen Dowager, Prince Cheng specially entered the palace when he heard that you were ill, and is now waiting in the outer hall. Do you want to see the Queen Mother?"

"No!" The Queen Mother said firmly.

(End of this chapter)