Li Shanggong concluded that their sister and brother would return to the palace soon, but this time they did not guess correctly.

A few days after the eldest prince got married, Liu Qi returned to the palace, but Liu Wen did not come back together.

said that it was because he was sick and contracted a cold, and it was inconvenient to move, so he raised it first, and then returned to the palace when he got better.

Does that sound reassuring? Obviously, I was more worried.

Even Liu Yan felt that the sister and brother had lived in the palace for so long, Liu Wen had always been healthy, and even Liu Qi had only been sick once or twice, which showed that the people assigned by Empress Cao took care of them very well. But this time out of the palace to get sick? Is it that the people in the Great Prince's Mansion are not well served? Is it not adding or removing clothes on time? Is it a poor diet that makes the county lord greedy for cold?

Empress Cao asked the imperial physician to go over and show her granddaughter, and the imperial physician replied that it was a minor illness, and if it was not tight, it would be fine in three or five days.

But Liu Wen's minor illness dragged on for more than half a month, which made Queen Cao worried. Don't talk about her, even others will inevitably speculate.

Li Shanggong privately said to Liu Yan that the people in the Eighty Percent Great Prince's Mansion really didn't take care of it, otherwise how could this disease last and not heal? Maybe this little Zhu has bad intentions.

"Can't you?" Liu Yan shook her hand, this orchid was crippled, she simply put down her pen, anyway, even if she didn't paint crippled, her painting was no better: "The new sister-in-law has just entered the door, and she can't say anything about the personnel in the house, even if she has a bad heart, can she do it?" ”

"The princess is right," Li Shanggong praised her first, and then said: "But the princess is young after all, and she doesn't understand the complexity of this person's heart. Xiao Zhu's family just entered the door, but as the saying goes, once a son of heaven and a courtier, there are many people in the mansion. In the past, I couldn't get oil and water, but now most of them want to make a sincere appeal to the new housewife as soon as possible, maybe they want to make a meritorious contribution first so that they can vote for the new housewife. ”

Liu Yan thought about it carefully, shook his head and said, "No." Even if they have bad intentions, they should go to Qi'er, the world is patriarchal, Qi'er is the eldest son, what do you do? ”

Li Shanggong didn't refute the princess's words again, and her original intention was not to hold grievances for Liu Wen's sisters and brothers, but she was thinking that the princess was also old, and these things should also make her have points in her heart, the princess's heart is not to harm others, but she must also learn to be vigilant, and she can't let people harm herself.

Regarding Liu Wen's illness, Li Shanggong still unswervingly believes that there must be human reasons here, even if the illness is not caused by others, but for a minor illness, the imperial doctor has said that it has been three or five days, and it is not good to delay, there must be a problem, it is not that someone is plotting, it is also the person who serves is not doing his best.

When Liu Wen finally returned to the palace, the whole person lost a lot of weight, and her spirit was not as good as before, which made Queen Cao very distressed. Yingluo even detained the people who were serving around Liu Wen and asked them all in detail, wanting to see if she was harmed by her illness this time.

The people who served around Liu Wen were roughly divided into three groups.

A group is of course the original person around her, who has served her nurse and girl since she was a child. One is that after she lived in the palace, Queen Cao gave a few people, all of whom were old and cautious, knew how to be polite and respectful, and it was more than enough to educate the princess and the county lord. There is also a group of people who were originally working as errands in Dongyuan, and after their sisters and brothers moved in, they flattered and served and were promoted.

Waiting for Empress Cao to send Liu Wen back to Dongyuan, Yingluo came in and replied.

"The eldest prince is still very attentive to the county lord, not to mention visiting every day, and he often asks about this food, clothing, decoction, and medicine, which can be regarded as dedication. Xiao Zhu's noodles are very good, he goes to take care of them every morning and evening, and he also tastes the decoction himself, and gives the county lord several things to relieve boredom in his illness. ”

This is all superficial, and there is no need to say more.

Yingluo still asked a little side: "There is a little palace maid who said that the county lord doesn't seem to like to take medicine, and he thinks that the medicine is bitter, and when she saw Su Yuan next to the county lord pouring a gargle, there seemed to be a medicinal soup in it, looking at the amount, Bacheng drank two sips, and the others were poured into the gargle." ”

"Really?" Empress Cao asked, "How many times has she seen it?" ”

"Two or three times."

If you see it, you will see it two or three times, and the number of times you don't see it is at least double, maybe more.

"This child doesn't take medicine, is he afraid that someone will do it in the medicine?"

Yingluo only said: "It is possible. ”

Anyway, whether it is Empress Cao or Yingluo, they will not think that Liu Wen did not take medicine because he was afraid of hardship. Liu Wen usually disciplines his younger brother very strictly, and he is even stricter with himself, and this kind of thing may be done by a girl of the same age without taking medicine, but it is impossible to put it on her.

"It was in her own home, but the father and daughter were suspicious of each other." Empress Cao's smile was indescribably sarcastic: "Who is to blame for this?" Blame the father for not fulfilling his responsibilities, or is he serious about being a child? ”

"Come to think of it, the county lord should be afraid that the little Zhu family is not benevolent, not to guard against the eldest prince, after all, it is a father and daughter, how can it be here."

"If a man can afford to be a family and protect his wife and children, how can a little girl be so careful? Speaking of which, it's still ......"

The Great Prince's is not.

Yingluo is devoted to Queen Cao, and she doesn't like any of the people who make Queen Cao sad and upset.

But she couldn't say that the eldest prince was not in front of Queen Cao, not only could she not say it, but she also had to help him as much as possible.

Otherwise, it would be Queen Cao who is sad.

The emperor didn't come to Yilan Hall that night, and Queen Cao washed up and rested early, but she couldn't sleep.

What bothers her is the children's business.

It's a family matter, but it's not just a family matter. As for the daughter, when she reaches the age of marriage, she doesn't seem to have opened her mind yet, and she is ignorant of lifelong events, and this matter will not make Queen Cao worry too much. If you don't open your mind, you will have to wait for another two years, Yan'er is not very old, and she can afford to wait.

But the son is different.

The emperor is still in the prime of life, but the sons have grown up, and the eldest son and the second son, one by one, can't wait.

After the eldest prince got married, he brought the little Zhu family into the palace to meet him, and Queen Cao also wanted to persuade her son a few words.

Empress Cao said what he should do.

But Empress Cao knew that he didn't listen to a word.

As for the second son, Empress Cao didn't want to talk about him.

In addition to bragging, he will exert force on women, and he also looks arrogant that "the position of the prince belongs to me". Really let him be the prince? I'm afraid that the foundation of the Liu family will also die in the second generation.

Empress Cao sat up suddenly, her usually calm face filled with fear.

Of course, this movement can't be hidden from the palace people who are on night duty outside.

Yao Luo hurriedly came over with a lamp and asked softly outside the tent, "Niangniang?" Is it to eat tea? ”

Empress Cao breathed a sigh of relief and hummed.

By the time Yao Luo brought the teacup over, Empress Cao had calmed down, at least Yao Luo couldn't see any clues on her face.

Empress Cao drank two sips of water and lay down again, her heart was more chaotic and desperate than before.