Lu Xiufang nodded knowingly: "Second sister-in-law, don't worry, I'll ask someone to carry the letter when I go back." In the future, I will find a way to come in often, and if you have anything to say, just let me know. ”

"You don't have to come often if you have nothing to do," Qingwan told again: "I have one more thing to ask you, go back and ask General Zhu Xiao to see my eldest brother and second brother, report that he is safe, and say that I will have to leave the palace for a month." Let them take care of their parents well. ”

"A month?" Lu Xiufang was taken aback again: "Isn't it just a few days of medicine?" Still staying for so long? ”

"The emperor's illness can't be recuperated in a day or two," Qingwan said, "It's nothing more than dozens of days, if you insist on resisting the decree, wouldn't it be worse?" ”

"Second sister-in-law, I understand." Lu Xiufang bit her lip, "You have been wronged." Uncle and aunt, I don't have to worry about this second sister-in-law, I will often take care of it. You must be careful everywhere in the palace. ”

Qingwan nodded, urging her to leave, and hurriedly went to the small kitchen to prepare medicinal food, which took more effort than dispensing medicine, and it took a long time to be busy.

Three days later, Qingwan changed the emperor's prescription again. After a period of medicine and food, the emperor's health was significantly better. The Queen Mother sent people to inquire about information from time to time, and she was quite relieved to learn about it, and summoned Qingjuan to Cining Palace several times to speak, and her attitude eased a lot.

Every time I go to Cining Palace, I can see Mrs. Zhu, and as soon as I see Qingwan, I take her hand and have endless words. He also often made some food, and asked someone to send it quietly, and Qingwan also took advantage of his spare time to prepare some pills that nourished qi and nourished the yuan, and brought them to Mrs. Zhu.

The autumn breeze is rising, the jade dew is cold, and unconsciously, the hot summer quietly slips away in the daily busyness and enters the cool autumn. Qingwan has been in the palace for more than a month, the Mid-Autumn Festival in August is coming, this is the first big festival after the emperor ascended the throne, the emperor has always ruled the world with filial piety, so the festival of family reunion, attaches great importance to it, and the whole palace is busy preparing for this festival.

The days of Qingwan are the same as ever, and every day is to dispense medicine and make medicinal food in the side hall. Lu Xiufang came to see her twice again, and brought a message from her parents, Hanguang went back early every day, and Hanguan also tried to take as much leave as possible to go home to accompany her parents.

Hearing this, Qingwan's heart was a little more steady. After Lu Yanyi arrived in Qianzhou safely, he only came to the message once, although there were only a few words: all are good and don't read them, but in Qingwan, it is worth a thousand words.

The two brothers tried every means to come in to see him, but there was nothing they could do. Zhu Yan begged the emperor for them, but for some reason, the emperor did not allow it, and only agreed to Lu Xiufang to come to see his sister-in-law. Therefore, Zhu Yan did not dare to take the initiative and bring the brothers in.

Qingwan had no choice but to ask Lu Xiufang to send a message to her younger brother, asking them to serve their parents with peace of mind and not be reckless.

These are the little things. Only the emperor's attitude makes people more and more unpredictable. I came here in person early every morning, and after dinner, I also made a batch of excerpts in the East Palace, but I didn't often say anything to Qingwan, even if I had something to say, it was a few faint words, and I couldn't see any clues.

However, the emperor took care of Qingwan in life, and he had to reward all kinds of exquisite food almost every day, sometimes once, sometimes two or three times. The rest of the daily necessities are also very thoughtful, and a steady stream of people are sent to send the royal goods.

Qingwan has shirked many times, and the palace is still frugal, but she is rewarded with so many things like flowing water, doesn't it make her sit on pins and needles?

But the emperor said lightly every time: "Mrs. Lu has too much heart." It's not gold, silver, pearls and jade, it's nothing more than things that are commonly used at home. Madame worked hard to treat my illness, which can be said to be the most important hero, and it is also appropriate to take care of Madame's daily life. ”

However, the more this happened, the more uneasy Qingwan became. The days passed quietly bit by bit, calm as water, seeing that the emperor's health was getting better and better, and the two-month conditioning period was getting closer and closer, the expectation in Qingwan's heart was getting stronger and stronger, looking forward to the day when he left the palace would come as soon as possible.

The Mid-Autumn Festival in August is a sunny and good weather. Before the rooster crowed, the people in the palace had already gotten up and started to get busy. The eunuchs in charge of each palace stretched out their voices before and after, and before the hour, their voices were hoarse.

As a special feature, the East Palace is very different from other palaces. As early as when preparations for the Mid-Autumn Festival began, the emperor specially instructed that the East Palace should remain quiet so that he could calm down. Therefore, there was no lively atmosphere at all, as usual, quietly.

There are not many palace maids in the East Palace, but they are all reliable people who have been selected by thousands of henchmen, who have been in the palace for a long time and are familiar with the rules. Whenever anything happens, there is no panic, and it is orderly all the time.

Therefore, even though there was joy outside, Qingwan still did the work at hand in an orderly manner as usual.

Counting the days, fifty-three days have passed, and from the day he entered the palace, Qingwan counted the number of days, anxious.

"The Empress Dowager decrees, Mrs. Xuanlu will meet you."

Qingwan raised his head, looked at Liu Neijian who was standing in front of him, and put down the medicinal herbs a little helplessly: "Please sit down and rest first, wait a while, I will change my clothes and come." ”

"Mrs. Lu, don't worry," since going to Cining Palace a few times, Liu Neijian is also more familiar with Qingwan, and his attitude is much more respectful, "The women who congratulated the Queen Mother on the Festival have just dispersed, and the Queen Mother is tired, so she told the people in the palace not to enter the palace, just kowtow a few times in the courtyard." instructed the old slave to come and invite Mrs. Lu to speak alone. ”

"The Queen Mother is kind and generous, but I'm afraid that I will go and disturb the Queen Mother's rest."

"Mrs. Lu thinks about it a lot," Liu Neijian said with a smile: "The Queen Mother often tells the people around her, all over the palace, there are few people who can speak, only Mrs. Lu is knowledgeable and the most considerate of the Queen Mother's mind, even if you are the master of Sun, the little master Fan, and the little master He, they can't compare to it!" ”

When the emperor first ascended the throne, the harem was empty, and there was a discussion on choosing a concubine a while ago, and then for some reason, it was not done, and so far only a few old people in the East Palace have been canonized as concubines. Among them, the Sun family was originally the crown prince Liangdi, and was promoted to the concubine, and now she is the most respectable status. He Guiren and Fan Shuyi are also quite favored.

Qingwan didn't want to get involved in the harem, so he didn't say anything after listening to it, and went straight to the back to change clothes.

When I came to Cining Palace, as soon as I was admitted to the hospital, I saw that the palace maids and eunuchs were busy packing up their things, carrying and moving, and their eyes were full of flowers.

"Mrs. Lu, slow down and be careful. It's all for the holidays. Originally, the old lady didn't like to be lively, and she had already said that everything was simple, who called the emperor to be filial, and he had to do a grand and solemn one, so that the queen mother was happy and happy. The queen mother couldn't bear to brush off the emperor's intentions, so she reluctantly agreed. Madam, please go this way—" Liu Neijian cautiously led the way: "No, before dawn, the old lady of the queen mother got up, first the lord of Sun Gui, the little master of Fan, and then the eldest princess, and then the wife, one by one, until the old lady of the queen mother was tired and had a sore back." It's not good to be rude, it's easy for people outside the palace to leave, and the queen mother ordered that the palace doesn't have to enter the palace, so it can be regarded as a sneaky rest for a while! ”

In fact, Empress Dowager Zhu is not very old, she is completely a middle-aged woman, but the people around her are old people. The Queen Mother herself often shows signs of aging. After several recent contacts, Qingwan gradually understood that this was Taoguang's strategy to maintain obscurity. Although they are still biological mother and son, the relationship with the former emperor is completely different. In the past, he had no guesses, but now he has to be careful everywhere, for fear of suspicion.

Qingwan couldn't help but sigh secretly in her heart, the preciousness of the heavenly family, and its last resort, are often more.

"No, after a short rest, the Queen Mother ordered the old slave to invite Mrs.," Liu Neijian continued with a smile on his face: "Say that no one will disturb you here, it is clean, and it is easy to talk." ”

Qingwan knew in her heart that the queen mother was to avoid Qingwan from meeting with the concubines and concubines, which was also a protective move. In the past 50 days, except for the emperor and his subordinates, only Lu Xiufang has been allowed to come to the East Palace a few times, and no one else has come in.

Although this is the emperor's forbidden land, ordinary people dare not easily break into, but if the emperor does not command it in advance, it will never be so pure.

Qingwan couldn't wait for this, she didn't want to be involved with the harem concubines. The Queen Mother also understood what she meant, and in order to let her avoid these people, she chose this blank time and called her over alone.

"Congratulations to Mrs. Lu!" The round fan has been greeted out, with a gentle smile on his face forever, close and measured. The people who were taught by Empress Dowager Zhu are all such undazzling on the outside and shining on the inside, which is a step higher than other palace maids.

"I'm also paying a holiday to Aunt Round Fan." Facing the queen mother and the first-class celebrities, Qingwan didn't dare to slack off, and returned the salute with a smile.

The round fan hurriedly said: "Madame has so many courtesies, but the slave and maid have been tormented, and under today's festival, Madame can't rest, and she has to work hard as usual." The emperor's dragon body has been getting better and healthier recently, and it is all the work of his wife. ”

"What hard work, just a little effort. In the end, it is still the emperor's blessing, and it doesn't matter if he is a little sick. ”

As he spoke, the round fan had already opened the curtain himself, and when he entered the hall, he saw that the table on the ground was full of rare treasures, which was dazzling.

"These are the filial piety of the noble lord Sun and a few young masters," the round fan pointed and said, "The ones over there are all offered by the women." The Queen Mother didn't want to accept it, but everyone sent it sincerely, so it hurt everyone's intentions, so they had to stay. He also commanded me to double the preparations for the gifts, and I was really busy and dizzy for half a day. ”

Speaking of which, the curtain of the inner hall has been opened, and the round fan is busy leading Qingwan in, and as soon as he enters the door, he smells the fruity fragrance. A large round table on the ground floor is already full of all kinds of seasonal fresh fruits, as well as mooncakes and snacks, which are obviously prepared.

Empress Dowager Zhu was resting on the couch, and when she saw her come in to say goodbye, she smiled and nodded: "It's a big holiday, the emperor is still happy, and we can't spoil the fun." ”