Harem Changwu Biography

Chapter 74

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival is probably the most noisy one in my life, so that I have been returning to Changwu Hall, and my mood has been difficult to calm down.

The story of the Huxin Pavilion probably spread throughout the entire palace as early as my way back to Changwu Hall, so when I returned to Changwu Hall, the people on duty in the hall were all trembling, as if they were afraid that they would offend me if I went back to Changwu Hall. my look.

I was not happy when I saw this scene, but after all, I am not a person who likes to vent anger, so I just glanced at everyone in displeasure, and then went straight into the inner hall.

After entering the inner hall, I found a chair and sat down directly.

"Queen Mother, I will press the acupuncture points for you." Fang Qian said to me after I sat down.

At this time, I was getting headaches from the anger of Huxinting. After listening to Fang Qian's words, I would not refuse.

"Ah."

After seeing my consent, Fang Qian walked behind me, put his hands on the double points on my forehead, and gently pressed them for me, which made me feel much more comfortable.

Qihe came back not long after I returned to Changwu Hall, and she reported to me the situation at Han Yuting's side as soon as she came in.

After I heard that Han Yuting had been taken care of by the nanny she brought from the Han family, I stopped asking about it.

"Fang Qian, let me do it." After Qihe finished talking about Han Yuting, he walked behind me and said.

"OK, all right."

Fang Qian's acupoint pressing skills were not as good as Qihe's, so after hearing Qihe's words, he automatically let go of his hands.

After Fang Qian walked away, Qi He took over Fang Qian and helped me press the acupoints.

Qi He used to press the acupuncture points for me, and her grasp of the strength is much more accurate than that of Fang Qian. After several massages by her, my headache was much relieved than before.

"Queen Mother, do you want Dongchun to bring in the medicine for tonight?" Qihe asked me softly when he was massaging my acupoints.

What Qihe was talking about was the tonic prescribed by the Tai Hospital.

After the illness at the end of July, the Tai Hospital saw that my body had been losing money, but couldn't find the cause for a while, so Zhang Zaitang suggested to Mingqi that he could use tonics to stabilize my condition first.

When Mingqi saw that I was sick again, he seemed to be very worried about my health, so after hearing Zhang Zaitang's advice, he immediately agreed, and asked the Tai Hospital to give me as good a tonic as possible.

And when I saw that Mingqi had already agreed, I didn't say anything more.

So since then, I have to drink a bowl of tonic prescribed by Youtai Hospital every day.

I usually take the medicine around You hour after dinner, but today I have to go to the Huxinting family banquet, so I haven't taken it until the hour of Xu hour is almost past.

"Didn't you have a headache just now, queen mother? Maybe after drinking the medicine, the queen mother will feel better." Qihe said again.

And I, who didn't drink medicine very much tonight, ordered some after hearing what Qi He said.

"Let Dongchun serve it." I said.

"No." Qihe replied after my words, but he didn't let go of the hand that pressed the acupuncture points for me. Instead, he said to Fang Hao: "Fang Hao, go and inform Dongchun."

"Ok."

Fang Yan nodded when he heard the words, and then exited the inner hall. Not long after, he walked in with Dongchun and the others.

What surprised me was that when Fang Hao and Dongchun came in, besides Dongchun carrying a tray, Fang Hao also carried a tray.

And after the two of them walked in, I realized that the tray in Dongchun's hand was still what I wanted to drink tonight and a bowl of salt water for gargling, but what was in the tray in Fang Yan's hand was a plate of cut mooncakes and A small bowl of sweet rice.

"Tonight's medicine is a bit bitter, so I asked Dongchun to make a bowl of sweet soup for the Queen Mother to remove the bitterness from the medicine."

Qihe saw that I looked at the tray in the hands of Fang Hao, Dongchun and the two with doubts on my face, so he opened his mouth to explain.

After I heard Qi He's words, I laughed silently.

I'm not a person who is afraid of suffering. When I used to drink medicine, I just chewed a few candied fruit that came with the medicine after rinsing my mouth.

But what was sent with the tonic today was not candied fruit, but sweet soup instead.

And besides the sweet soup, there is even a plate of cut mooncakes.

Qihe's move was just thinking that I didn't eat much during the family banquet just now, and wanted to use the excuse of taking medicine to pretend that I ate more.

I thought about Qihe's ironing post, so although I was not hungry at all, I still didn't appreciate her kindness, and nodded after her words.

"It's all up to you." I said.

After I finished speaking, when I looked at the plate of mooncakes, I thought of Mingqi again, so I ordered Dongchun again: "Let Anfu come and tell the Imperial Dining Room to make some supper and send it to Chengming Hall."

"No." Dongchun nodded after my words.

"Queen Mother, do you want to order the Imperial Dining Room to make some for Qi Zhaoyi and the others?" Qihe asked me after Dongchun nodded.

"Do it." I nodded and said.Thinking about the situation just now, Qi Xiayun, Li Wan and the others probably didn't eat much.

"promise."

After the time of Xu, the inner hall finally became much cooler, and the heat in my heart also disappeared a lot.

Not long after I used the sweet soup and moon cakes, I felt a little tired, so I ordered Qi He and Fang Hao to prepare my grooming, and planned to rest early after washing.

It's just that Fang Hao and Qi He had just stepped back when An Fulai walked in.

"Report to the Empress Dowager, the emperor is seeking an audience outside." An Fulai said as soon as he entered.

I was taken aback when I heard this, I never thought that Mingqi would come over so late.

"Go back and tell the emperor that Ai's family has rested."

Just remembering the move of Mingqi in Huxin Pavilion to protect Changruo just now, I have no intention of seeing Mingqi.

"promise."

Although An Fulai was puzzled after hearing my words, he still retreated as he said.

At this time, Fang Hao and Qihe were also ready, so I went to the cubicle next to the sleeping hall to take a bath.

I thought that Mingqi would go back after getting my words from An Fulai, but in fact, when I was all bathed, he still hadn't left, and it was the same after I rested.

I heard from Fang Yan that Mingqi stood outside the Changwu Hall that night until almost dawn before returning.

I had just woken up at that time, and I didn't know what to think when I heard Fang Hao's words, but I didn't say anything.

"Queen Mother, just now people from Wenxiu Palace came to plead guilty, saying that Qiu Zhaoyi was unable to come to pay his respects today because of a sudden illness."

When I went to the main hall of Changwu Hall in the morning, Qi He suddenly said to me.

When I heard Qi He's words, I was taken aback for a moment.

Please Ann is what concubines do to queens and queen mothers every day.

According to the ancestral precepts, concubines who have not been favored by the emperor are not allowed to go to the empress dowager to pay their respects without being called, while concubines who have been favored by the emperor, unless they have a special case of the empress dowager, have to go to the empress dowager every day to pay their respects, and must not be absent without reason.

"Are you really sick?" After being stunned for a while, I asked Qihe.

It's not that I have to speculate about Chang Ruo maliciously, it's just that Chang Ruo's illness happened too coincidentally.

"Wenxiu Palace said that Qiu Zhaoyi fell ill after returning home last night, and even invited the imperial physician to go there this morning." Qi He said.

"Looks like I'm not really sick." I smiled after hearing Qihe's words, and then said.

Changruo Mingqi's favorite concubine, if she was really ill, she wouldn't wait until this morning, and the people in her palace should have rushed to find the imperial doctor immediately last night.

But Qihe just said that Wenxiu Palace only went to invite the imperial physician this morning, so it can be seen that Changruo is not really sick.

As for Chang Ruo’s sudden illness, the reason is actually not hard to guess. After all, it’s not because he didn’t come to pay my respects. Chang Ruo did this for Ming Qi’s sake. Chang Ruo should always want to take advantage of his illness to provoke Ming Qi .

"By the way, where is the body of that fox Xiaozi last night?" I suddenly remembered something and asked.

Qihe was taken aback after hearing what I said, and replied: "I was ordered by the emperor to be thrown into a mass grave outside the palace." After answering, he said: "Queen Mother, what's wrong?"

"I was so angry last night, I didn't think about it for a while, but after I woke up today, I always felt something was wrong." I nodded when I heard this, and said: "Although that fox was caught in the wild, it was caught by the trafficker. They should have been trained before being sold, and their animal nature should not be as big as those in the wild."

"Furthermore, after being raised by Chang Ruo for such a long time, it is reasonable to say that a lot of animal nature has been lost. I have never heard of it hurting anyone before, but yesterday it suddenly did it. , This really made Aijia have to wonder if someone did something." After I finished speaking, I continued.

After Qihe heard what I said, the expression on his face became serious.

"The Queen Mother suspects that someone is going to harm the Queen Mother?" Qi He asked.

"Nine out of ten." I nodded my head.

At that time, the fox was coming towards me. If Han Yuting, who was very skilled, was not sitting next to me, I would have been the one who was hurt at that time.

"It's just Aijia, but I can't think of what that person's purpose is." I said again.

If it wasn't for Han Yuting, it's true that Fox Xiaozi would hurt me, but she wouldn't seriously hurt me. At most, I would be bitten or scratched by Fox Xiaozi, which would not kill me.

And if the people attack me in public, if it's just to inflict some harmless wounds on me, it will undoubtedly be like a big pot of chicken, unless,

"Qihe, quickly send someone to find the fox's body." I said to Qihe suddenly.

At this time, I suddenly remembered that the mouth and claws of the fox Xiaozi alone could not kill me, but what if its claws and mouth were painted with other things?

Thinking of this, I couldn't help shivering. Fortunately, Han Yuting, who is very skilled, happened to be sitting next to me yesterday.

"No, this servant will immediately send someone to look for it."

Qihe also knew that this matter was of great importance, so after hearing what I said, he immediately went down.

And after Qihe went down, I sat on the spot and thought for a long time, I was thinking, who is the person who drove the fox Xiaozi to hurt?

My first doubt was naturally Chang Ruo.

Just thinking of Changruo’s sad look yesterday when the fox Xiaozi was injured and finally ordered to be killed, and then thinking that the fox was given to Changruo by Mingqi, Changruo would not give up that fox easily, so he thought about it for a while. Let go of your doubts about Chang Ruo.

However, I haven't completely ruled out the possibility of Chang Ruo. After all, Chang Ruo has always been the best at pretending, so I can't rule out that the sad look yesterday was just pretending.

And that fox still belongs to Changruo, so if someone wants to do something to the fox Xiaozi, the most convenient ones are Changruo and the people in Changruo palace.

Besides Chang Ruo, to be honest, I couldn't think of anyone else for a while.

I was only a young girl when I entered the palace at the age of ten, and I didn't know anyone other than those from the Qiu family, so naturally I wouldn't make enemies with people outside the palace.

As for the people in the palace, the harem was actually purged by the late emperor back then. Before Chang Ruo and the others entered the palace, I was the only female family member in the entire harem, so naturally there would be no concubines who would have any conflicts of interest or other with me. And thus have enmity with me.

After Chang Ruo and the others entered the palace, because I am the Empress Dowager, apart from Chang Ruo's relationship with my Yinqiu family, Han Yuting, Qi Xiayun and the others have no conflict of interest with me, and even if they can be valued by me, it will be beneficial to them.Therefore, under such a premise, not only will they not do anything against me, but they will find ways to make friends with me.

As for the maids and eunuchs, I ask myself that I am not a harsh and strict empress dowager. Since I took charge of the harem, I have never severely punished anyone except Wang Sizan last year for reassuring them.

So, could it be Wang Sizan?
Qi He had been walking for nearly an hour before coming back, but when he came back, his complexion was not good.

"Queen Mother, that fox's body is gone." Qi He said.

I listened to Qi He's words, and my eyebrows frowned.

"It seems that someone really wants to harm the Ai family." I said.

Although it is impossible to find clues from the corpse of Fox Xiaozi because of the disappearance of Fox Xiaozi's corpse, the fact that its corpse disappeared for no reason just shows that there is a problem.

"How is Wang Liniang in Xinzheku recently?" I asked.Wang Liniang is Wang Sizan's boudoir name.

"Back to the queen mother, because Wang Liniang was punished by the queen mother, besides the daily tiredness, she herself was trampled by other people in Xinzheku." Qi He replied, and then said: "But just before the servant came back Went to Xinzheku, Wang Lin has never been out of Xinzheku, nor has he come into contact with suspicious people."

"Continue to send people to watch over there." I nodded and said.

"No." Qihe nodded after listening to my words.

"Qiu Zhaoyi's side is also there, send an exciting person there."

"promise."

"I also asked someone to go to the Supreme Hospital to inquire about who has recently gone there to get medicine, and what kind of medicine they took."

"promise."

(End of this chapter)