Chapter 1254: Anxiety of the Empress Dowager
"Is the Prince's Mansion in Qing County haunted?" Chu Liuchen asked with a half-smile.
"Yes, it is said that it is haunted. I heard that the riot started in the place that was burned before. Some people said that they saw the figure of the small official of the Ministry of punishment, and some said that they saw the ghost without a head. I woke up, and it was only after Qing County King went to investigate in person that he calmed down."
An Cheng laughed.
For people like them, they would not believe in the theory of real ghosts, and there must be someone who wants to deal with Qingjun Wangfu.
Chu Liuchen's handsome eyes flickered for a moment, and he asked lightly, "Is there no one haunting Prince Cheng's Mansion?"
"No one. Ever since King Cheng entered Chengwang's mansion, he has been very peaceful. No one has come to visit, and he has no intention of going out. Even if it is some things like collecting vegetables, they are still delivered by those special personnel." Ann Reported sincerely, and then said, "King Cheng is now the king of Cheng County!"
Chengwang Mansion is indeed the Chengjun Wangfu now, and it is almost supervised now. Not only the secret guards of the various mansions are watching his place, but also the guards specially sent by the emperor. Even if the Duke of Cheng had great abilities, he couldn't spread the news.
"Then go to Yuyun Temple to have a look." Chu Liuchen said with a half-smile, rolled his deep eyes, and spoke casually.
"Master, you mean Master Jie Yan, the abbot of Yuyun Temple?" An Cheng understood.
"Go and have a look, there will always be clues." Chu Liuchen waved his hand and said meaningfully, the long eyelashes cast a strange shadow on his snow-white eyelids, revealing an indescribable gloom cold.
"Yes, Lord, I will go to Yuyun Temple to find clues." An Cheng nodded and said goodbye. He really should go to Yuyun Temple to have a look. He didn't take him with him, and he should also stay in Yuyun Temple at this time.
Compared with other people in Chengjun Prince's Mansion, his place is actually the most likely...
The empress dowager came back from Huaguang Temple yesterday, and she looked very bad. I don't know if it was because of what happened at the emperor's place last night. At least when Shao Wanru left Huaguang Temple, the empress dowager was not in good spirits, but It still looks good, far from the sluggish look it has now.
"Grandmother, didn't you sleep well last night?" Shao Wanru asked, stretching out his hand, "Grandmother, may I give you a pulse?"
"It's fine, I just didn't sleep well at night!" The Empress Dowager said weakly, and Mammy Wei took out a pulse pillow and put it under her hand.
The empress dowager and the people around her also knew about Shao Wanru's medical skills.
"Go down!" The Empress Dowager waved her hand.
The maids and eunuchs on both sides retreated cautiously one by one, while Madam Wei stood aside and waited on her with a smile.
"Retire too!" The Empress Dowager said suddenly.
Mammy Wei was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect the Empress Dowager to let her back out too, after a moment of stunned, a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes, she lowered her head, and slowly retreated outside.
Standing still outside, looking at the two rows of palace people on both sides, seeing that no one noticed her, she was relieved, and felt depressed. In the past, when the empress dowager saw Princess Chen, she never let herself back out However, what are you going to say today that is so private that you can't even listen to it?
She is an old man who has been serving the queen mother for so many years
Accompanying the empress dowager here, it is rare to see the empress dowager being so cautious, especially now that this is Princess Chen, who is not a useful concubine, why would she let herself back out? Could it be that the empress dowager doesn't believe in herself?
Thinking about it this way, Nanny Wei felt more and more bored, she simply stood still, and was just at the palace gate, listening to the movement inside quietly.
It was too far away to hear the voices of the people inside, but if there were some loud movements, she could still hear them.
Shao Wanru put his hand on the empress dowager's veins, probed carefully before letting go.
"What's the matter?" The Empress Dowager said weakly.
"Did the imperial grandmother not sleep well last night? At your age, you can't worry too much. With the emperor and several princes standing in front of you, you still need to take care of your body." Shao Wanru said softly.
"After something like this happened, how can the Ai family rest well!" The empress dowager sighed heavily, and she couldn't find anyone to say something to her. It happened that Shao Wanru came over and thought it would be best to talk to Shao Wanru. of.
"Grandmother, don't be nervous. I heard from our prince that it's not a big deal. After the emperor spits out the blood, his body will be much more relaxed." Shao Wanru comforted the empress dowager, stood up, walked behind the empress dowager, Reach out and gently massage the acupuncture points on both sides of her forehead.
Feeling relieved for her, one can sense that the empress dowager is a little nervous.
Shao Wanru's technique is very professional, the hands are neither light nor heavy, and they happened to massage the most sore place. The empress dowager closed her eyes comfortably, and said quietly: "How could the emperor's affairs be so coincidental, sorry Everyone doesn't believe it, there must be someone who wants to attack the emperor, otherwise such a thing would not happen."
"The emperor's grandmother means that the imperial physicians made a mistake in diagnosis and treatment?" Shao Wanru asked tentatively after hearing what the empress dowager meant.
"Is the diagnosis and treatment wrong? Not necessarily. I'm afraid that the emperor is afraid that Ai's family will be worried, so he deliberately let the imperial doctors say so." Big deal, who on earth wants to harm the emperor secretly, but actually dares to do it, it's too daring!"
The empress dowager was very angry when she said this, the emperor is actually in his prime, and there should be no such thing.
"Grandmother, don't worry, since the emperor said so, there must be his reasons, maybe the emperor has already made up his mind." Shao Wanru said.
This time, the empress dowager did not speak for a long time, and the hall became quiet, so quiet that Shao Wanru almost thought that the empress dowager was asleep.
"What do you think of the Empress Dowager?" The Empress Dowager's words were so light that only Shao Wanru could hear them.
There was just such a sound passing by in the spacious hall, but Shao Wanru's hand trembled. She was so frightened that she almost pressed the wrong place. The granddaughter-in-law dare not speak nonsense about the matter!"
"Then tell me, will you have any thoughts after seeing Concubine Ming and Concubine De?" The Empress Dowager suddenly asked again.
"Grandmother!" Shao Wanru turned in front of the Empress Dowager, picked up her skirt and knelt down, and she was not something she could afford to discuss with these two.
"It's okay, there are only us, grandparents and grandchildren here. If you speak out, and into the ears of the Ai family, no one will hear it, and the Ai family will not blame you." The empress dowager stretched out her hand kindly, pulling Holding Shao Wanru's hand, trying to pull her up, there was even a slight smirk on her face.
smile.
The Empress Dowager was not in good health, Shao Wanru didn't dare to support herself, so she stood up with a embarrassed look on her face.
"Tell me!" The Empress Dowager continued as if she didn't see the embarrassment on Shao Wanru's face, her eyes fell on her.
Shao Wanru gently pursed the corners of her lips, raised her watery eyes, her charming little face no longer had the previous entanglement, her watery eyes were calm with a soft and clear charm, but also inexplicably brought With a somewhat secluded aura, at this moment she is no longer just a flustered Concubine Chen, she seems to be calmer and more powerful.
"Although Concubine Ming has some ideas, His Royal Highness Xin is peaceful. Even if she wants to fight, His Highness Xin is not willing to fight. It is possible for Concubine De, but at this moment, Concubine De is not sure that His Royal Highness Yue will be able to." Win." Shao Wanru looked at the empress dowager and said calmly.
The meaning of the empress dowager made her understand that this time can't be avoided, and since it can't be avoided, then don't avoid it.
The current situation is unclear, anyone may win, but no one may win, and no one will really attack the emperor at this time, unless they have already grasped the certainty of victory.
"You mean if anyone thinks that the throne must belong to whom, who will be the first to attack?" The Empress Dowager's eyes were a little colder, repeating Shao Wanru's meaning.
Shao Wanru's heart skipped a beat, and she lowered her head, "Grandmother, the granddaughter-in-law is just discussing the matter, no matter who thinks who has a better chance of winning in private, in everyone's eyes, the chances of winning for the princes are the same, and it is not worthwhile for anyone to do it. , even if there is an agreement in private, it may not necessarily win, not to mention that since there is an agreement in private, it is even more important not to act in vain at this time."
"How to say?" The empress dowager's expression softened a little, and she asked after thinking about it.
"Emperor Grandmother, think about it, if there is really an agreement in private, the throne will definitely fall to her head, so why bother to make such a thing, isn't it obvious that the emperor doubts this person? Besides The princes are not very old, even if they wait for more than ten years, it will be fine, who would be so impatient to grab the throne that should be theirs?"
What she said was silent for a while, the empress dowager nodded, and sighed softly. Although she was sighing this time, Shao Wanru obviously felt that the empress dowager was in a much better mood than before, so she stretched out her hand to hold her hand. He made her sit down on the chair beside her.
"How does Chen'er treat you?"
Suddenly jumping from the matter of the emperor to the matter of getting along with the young couple, Shao Wanru blushed and lowered her head, squeezed the handkerchief in her hand and said, "The prince is very good to the granddaughter-in-law."
"That's good. Chen'er has been withdrawn since he was a child, and he doesn't like to play with others. When he grows up, he can't get close to others except Ai's family. Although he always looks gentle, he is actually far from People are far away, at that time he gave up on himself and didn't care about anything, even his life was begged by Aijia and his uncle carefully, which made him willing to live for so many years."
The empress dowager's eyes were red when she said this, such a small child has been quiet since she was a child, as if living in a different space from others, quietly watching others play, her beautiful eyes have always been empty, Mu Mu Looking at a certain place in the space, she didn't take it seriously, every time she saw him like this, the empress dowager's heart ached, this child was the most innocent one.
It was the fault of the previous generation, why did it continue to this child...