In Zhongcui Palace, Empress Chu and Emperor Yun were playing chess.

The two often played together when they were young, but later there were many affairs in the palace, and gradually there was less time to play chess together like this.

Looking at Emperor Yun in front of her, Empress Chu remembered Hongye's words again, and couldn't help but hook the corners of her mouth.

Maybe Hongye is not wrong, the emperor has always had a friendship in her heart, but after so many years of being trapped in various things in the palace, she gradually became a little suspicious.

"Queen, if you go down in a distraction, you're going to lose." Emperor Yun generally looked at the chessboard in front of him and dropped a piece.

"After so many years, the emperor is still the same, and he doesn't know how to let his concubines go." Queen Chu's tone rarely brought a bit of coquettishness.

"You have wronged me, who kept saying that I must not let me give in when I was playing chess." Emperor Yun smiled and said, "Now that I'm not going to let you go, it seems that the queen's chess skills have really regressed." ”

Momiji on the side looked at the appearance of the two of them, and couldn't help but hook the corners of his mouth. It's been a long time since she's seen the queen smile so sincerely.

"Your Majesty." Outside the hall, Gonggong Chen walked in.

"What?" Emperor Yun asked.

Gonggong Chen quietly glanced at Empress Chu before he handed over his hand to report: "Your Majesty, there is news from Feiluan Palace, saying that Concubine Wan suddenly has abdominal pain tonight, please go over and take a look." ”

Empress Chu's hand holding the chess piece stiffened, and she immediately looked up at Emperor Yun.

Emperor Yun frowned, "How can a good person suddenly have abdominal pain?" Has the Imperial Doctor seen it? ”

"Back to the emperor, the people over there in Feiluan Palace said that they didn't know why, they only said that the concubine was in a cold sweat and was shouting to the emperor."

"Send someone to ask the imperial doctor to come over and take a look, today is the birthday of the queen mother, and I want to accompany the queen mother in the Zhongcui Palace." This kind of thing happened more than the first time, and Emperor Yun also suspected in his heart that Concubine Wan was pretending to be sick at all, and he couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.

If you put it in normal times, forget it, after all, today is the queen's, why do you mess around again.

"Yes." Gonggong Chen answered and retreated.

But not long after retreating, he walked in again.

"Your Majesty, there is news from Feiluan Palace that I have asked the imperial doctor to see it, but I still can't stop the pain, so I ......"

Empress Chu was originally happy because Emperor Yun did not leave, but now her face couldn't help but sink after hearing this.

"How can it be so serious?" Emperor Yun frowned, and he couldn't make up his mind for a while, whether it was true or not.

"Queen, look at this ......"

Empress Chu gritted her teeth and asked Emperor Yun to go and see Concubine Wan's words first, but she couldn't say anything.

Thinking of Yun Qingyan's previous words, Empress Chu took a breath and looked at Emperor Yun and said, "Your Majesty, today is the concubine's birthday after all......"

Emperor Yun was stunned for a moment, originally thinking that Empress Chu would definitely let her leave.

"Queen, you are the most generous and courteous on weekdays, I also know that today is your birthday, I will go to Feiluan Palace to take a look first, if there is nothing big trouble on Concubine Wan's side, I will come back, do you think it's okay?"

"Will the emperor really come back?" Empress Chu suddenly spoke.

Emperor Yun was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Empress Chu to care so much about this matter today.

"I'll take a look, if Concubine Wan is okay, I'll really come back and continue to play chess with the queen."

"Okay, the concubine is waiting for the emperor." Empress Chu nodded and spoke.

After Emperor Yun left, looking at the chess game in front of her, Empress Chu muttered: "The emperor said that he would come back, and you didn't joke, right?" ”

Hongye on the side frowned, "Queen Mother, today is your birthday after all, since the emperor said that he would come back, he will definitely come back, don't be sad." ”

"Yes, if you put it in normal times, forget it, today is my birthday after all, since the emperor agreed, then the palace is waiting for him here, and we will continue to play chess after he comes back."

Empress Chu took a deep breath, hooked the corners of her mouth, and pulled out a smile.

In Zhongcui Palace, the lights were bright, and Queen Chu sat alone in front of the chessboard for a whole night, but Emperor Yun never came back.

During this period, Hongye also persuaded Queen Chu several times to rest, but Queen Chu still gritted her teeth and waited there.

It wasn't until she watched the sky light up little by little that Empress Chu finally asked her to put away the chessboard and return to the inner hall.

On the night of the queen's birthday, Emperor Yun went to Concubine Wan's palace, and the news spread on a small scale in the palace the next day.

But for this situation, everyone is not surprised.

But what I didn't expect was that from this day onwards, it suddenly came out that the queen was unwell and sick, and even the harem concubines were exempted from visiting each other every day.

"Mother, do you feel better?"

In Zhong Cui's Palace, Yun Qingyan looked at Queen Chu who was leaning on the bed, and couldn't help but be a little worried.

"It's fine." Empress Chu shook her head, "It's just a minor illness, you don't need to worry." ”

Seeing that Empress Chu was tired and weak, Yun Qingyan felt very strange in her heart.

"I was fine on my birthday, why did I suddenly get sick overnight, what the hell is going on?"

Momiji on the side frowned, looking like he wanted to say something.

"Aunt Momiji, you have been following the queen mother, you should know best, what the hell is going on?"

"Okay, this palace is really fine, shouldn't you study with everyone in the study at this time, go back quickly." Empress Chu gently patted Yun Qingyan.

The red leaves on the side looked at this appearance, and they were very reluctant in their hearts.

"Queen Mother, even if you don't let the slave and maid say it, the slave and maid can't help it." Momiji sighed and told everything about the night of his birthday.

"So Concubine Wan deliberately pretended to be sick and called her father away?"

"I can't say that, maybe I'm really sick."

"Where is there really any illness, the next day the slave maid saw her walking around the imperial garden alive, obviously deliberately pretending to be sick to lure the emperor away." Hongye opened his mouth angrily, and after finishing speaking, he saw that Queen Chu's face changed, and he was a little annoyed, "Queen Mother, it's not good to be a slave, and a slave shouldn't say this." ”

Now at this juncture, the mother is sick, and I say that these mothers are afraid that it will be more uncomfortable in my heart.

Empress Chu shook her head, "You're right, in fact, this palace also knows that she should just be pretending to be sick, but she still can't help but deceive herself in her heart." That day was the birthday of the main palace, and the emperor also promised the main palace that he would definitely come back, but the main palace waited all night, but he did not see the emperor at all. ”

"Queen Mother......" Yun Qingyan's heart couldn't help but be a little sour.

"In the past, when the emperor played chess with the palace, he would never leave halfway through the game. Bengong thought that even if he didn't care about anything else, at least because of that chess, the emperor might come back. But ......"

Maybe it's because in the emperor's heart, he is not as important as before, so the chess game with himself is naturally not important.