newbobooks Chapter 933 There won't be anything wrong with this bowl of medicine, right?
Chapter 933 There won't be anything wrong with this bowl of medicine, right?
At this point, she showed a bit of shame on her face: "After I returned from the Yangxin Palace yesterday, I was so angry that I rushed into the Shuixi Pavilion and slapped Concubine Chun."
"Who would have thought that she would actually go to the Zhongcui Palace and complain to the Imperial Concubine Chen, who then punished me to copy the palace rules twenty more times."
"Humph! One of them is insidious and cunning, and the other is seeking revenge. I really hate them!"
"If I had been taught by the Queen Mother yesterday, I wouldn't have been so impulsive..."
When Wangpin said this, her hand holding the teacup tightened slightly, and it was obvious that she was very angry.
If he wasn't really framed, why would he be so angry?
Because of this, Empress Dowager Liu believed Wang Concubine's words a little more: "You also know that Concubine Chun is just a plaything from a foreign land. When the emperor loses interest in her, you can deal with her however you want."
"The most important thing now is to behave ourselves first and then find a way to win back the emperor's heart."
Wangpin wiped the tears from her face with a handkerchief and said, "I will obey the Queen Mother."
Empress Dowager Liu looked at Nanny Yuan.
Nanny Yuan immediately took out the box she had prepared and handed it to Concubine Wang: "Concubine Wang, the Queen Mother knows that His Majesty has fined you three years of silver. If you don't have money to bribe people in the palace, even the servants will flatter the powerful and bully the weak."
"In fact, the Queen Mother has never doubted you. When she heard about these things yesterday, she ordered me to prepare these banknotes for you. They are enough for you to use for three years."
Wangpin sneered in her heart as she listened to Nanny Yuan's sweet words.
I'm afraid it's not that Empress Dowager Liu has never suspected her, but she wanted to summon her here today to test her.
If there was something wrong with her, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to walk out of the Cining Palace alive...
Unless her words could convince Empress Dowager Liu, Empress Dowager Liu would ask Nanny Yuan to take out the banknotes.
When they told the story, it turned out that Empress Dowager Liu believed her from beginning to end. She was really good at winning people's hearts!
Although Wangpin's heart was as clear as a mirror, she looked touched and stood up and bowed: "Thank you, Queen Mother!"
"I have no relatives in the palace, and only the Queen Mother treats me so well..."
Regardless of whether Wangpin's words were sincere or false, at this moment, Empress Dowager Liu was willing to play along with her: "Although there are many concubines in the palace who are attached to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, you are the only one that I am most satisfied with."
"Qingqing is gone. If I don't love you, who else can I love?"
The touch in Wangpin's eyes became even stronger: "Empress Dowager..."
At this time, a palace maid came over with a bowl of freshly boiled medicine and said respectfully, "Empress Dowager, it's time to take the medicine."
In the past, it was always Nanny Yuan who helped Empress Dowager Liu take the medicine. Today, in order to show off herself, Concubine Wang stood up and took the medicine from the palace maid, smiling and saying, "Empress Dowager, let me help you take the medicine."
Seeing that Empress Dowager Liu did not object, Nanny Yuan stepped forward, helped her up, and leaned her against the soft pillow.
Concubine Wang sat beside the bed, blew the medicine in the spoon to cool it down, and then fed it into Empress Dowager Liu's mouthful by mouthful.
In front of Empress Dowager Liu, she didn't dare to show any abnormality, but in her heart she couldn't help thinking that yesterday in the Yangxin Palace, it was not difficult to hear from His Majesty's words that the good days of Duke Dingguo's Mansion and the Empress Dowager were coming to an end...
There won’t be anything wrong with this bowl of medicine, right?
I should be worrying too much.
The Zhou Dynasty ruled the country with filial piety. Although your majesty and the queen mother are not related by blood, they are still mother and son. Even if your majesty wants to get rid of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion, he should not do something like matricide.
However, when they got closer, Wangpin realized that Empress Dowager Liu's face seemed a little dark and her expression looked worse than the last time they met...
Empress Dowager Liu's health has always been taken care of by the imperial physician.
If it was the former princess, she would certainly not want anything to happen to Queen Mother Liu and would take good care of her.
But now…if Queen Mother Liu’s health deteriorates, it will be the best thing for Concubine Wang.
Seeing that Empress Dowager Liu was not in good spirits, Concubine Wang stepped back, bowed and said, "I will not disturb the Empress Dowager's rest. I will bring the Third Prince to pay my respects to you another day."
Speaking of the Third Prince, Empress Dowager Liu remembered something and said, "Didn't you tell me last time to find a doctor outside the palace to see the Third Prince? This matter has been arranged. You will bring the Third Prince to the Cining Palace the day after tomorrow."
Wangpin was delighted: "Thank you, Queen Mother. I understand!"
"Concubine, please retire!"
From beginning to end, Empress Dowager Liu never mentioned Ziyuan.
Perhaps she also knew that it was precisely because Ziyuan was sent to Yikun Palace by her that the emperor ordered her to be beaten to death in order to warn her.
In other words, the death of a palace maid was nothing in the eyes of Empress Dowager Liu and was not worth mentioning.
However, at this critical juncture, Empress Dowager Liu did not send anyone else to serve Concubine Wang, so as to avoid making the emperor more suspicious.
After Wangpin left, Queen Dowager Liu was indeed tired, but she still asked, "Where is the person who was sent to pick up the eldest princess today? Did he bring her back?"
The nanny had already returned, but Concubine Wang was talking to Empress Dowager Liu, so Nanny Yuan did not let her in to disturb them.
Seeing Empress Dowager Liu asking about this, Nanny Yuan said, "Your Majesty, His Majesty said that the eldest princess has not recovered yet and wants to keep her in the Yangxin Palace for a few days."
Hearing this, Empress Dowager Liu frowned, but didn't think much about it.
After all, the eldest princess was the emperor's biological daughter, and he had always loved her. After something like this happened, it was not surprising that the emperor felt sorry for the eldest princess and wanted to spend more time with her.
Nanny Yuan asked, "Empress Dowager, do you still need to send someone to the Yangxin Palace to pick up the eldest princess tomorrow?"
Empress Dowager Liu said, "No need."
"It's not a bad thing to let the eldest princess spend a few more days with the emperor."
At least the deeper their father-daughter relationship is, the more favored the eldest princess will be, and the more secure her future life will be.
Madam Yuan nodded: "I understand."
After hearing the news, many people breathed a sigh of relief, especially the nannies and maids who served the eldest princess.
The eldest princess has someone to take care of her in the Yangxin Palace. They cannot enter where His Majesty lives, and can only live in fear in the Cining Palace every day.
They were afraid that the Empress Dowager would be unhappy one day, or send them to the Yangxin Palace, but they failed to bring back the eldest princess, and the Empress Dowager would beat them to death...
Now it seems that at least they are safe for the time being.
Nanny Yuan lowered her voice and said, "Empress Dowager, I heard that the ceremony for conferring the title of Consort Chen is already being re-prepared, but there is still..."
After all, if Consort Chen is allowed to secure this position, she will only be one step away from becoming Imperial Consort. If the Fourth Prince becomes the legitimate son of the Empress, what will the Third Prince have to do with?
A sharp light flashed in Empress Dowager Liu's eyes, but in the end she said, "No need."