Chapter 265: Mother and Daughter Reunited
Dou Yifang nodded, handed the child to the nurse, and then took the concubine to the flower garden.
The two of them sat down, separated by a bamboo coffee table with some tea sets and a plate of snacks on the coffee table. From the side, you can see the bright flowers and plants. The breeze blows, and the small flowers and grass bend down, sending bursts of fragrance.
The concubine looked happy and said, "Your flower garden is really doing well. β
Dou Yifang said: "It's just used occasionally to pass the time." β
The concubine smiled mysteriously and said, "Maybe you won't have so much free time to take care of your garden in the future......"
Dou Yifang was stunned for a moment, not understanding what the concubine's words meant.
"The lord of this harem has been empty for a long time, and the major affairs in the palace have always been taken care of by the mourning family, you see that the mourning family is also old, and they can't do it, can you help the mourning family?"
Dou Yifang understood that the concubine was going to discuss the queen's affairs with her, "Of course Yifang is willing to help the concubine......"
The concubine said happily: "With your words, the mourning family can rest assured." β
Dou Yifang said again: "But Yifang can't sit on the harem master's seat." β
The concubine was surprised: "Why? β
"The harem lord is not only a matter of the harem, but also related to the affairs of the family and the country, the courtiers do not recognize the Yi room, how can the Yi room dare to sit down?"
The concubine suddenly said with a straight face: "You have made a lot of contributions to the king and the palace, and you are many times stronger than those rotten Confucians, what kind of face do they dare to say irresponsible things to you!" Look at the mourners and don't punish them! β
Dou Yifang thanked her, but she still insisted that she must be able to convince the public before she was willing to sit on the harem master's seat.
The concubine was helpless, "Go back to the mourning family and discuss with the king, you are also ready!" With that, she stood up and prepared to leave.
Dou Yifang got up to send off, watching the concubine's sedan chair go away, she was secretly happy in her heart. In fact, after returning from Meiziwu, Dou Yifang vowed to become the queen of the Daigong.
The first is because she doesn't want to be separated from her daughter again, the second is that she still has a blood feud, and then she wants to take revenge on those who have hurt her.
She knew very well that the concubine wanted her to sit on the throne of the queen, and she also knew that she would inevitably encounter a lot of resistance if she wanted to sit on it. Therefore, she tried her best to be humble and forced the concubine to put pressure on Liu Heng and let Liu Heng settle those opponents as soon as possible.
After sending off the concubine, Dou Yifang couldn't wait to return to the room, took back Liu Concubine from the nurse, and played with Liu Concubine. With her daughter as her companion, she feels much more down-to-earth.
In the afternoon, after the lunch break, Dou Yifang prepared a sedan chair and went to Minglan Palace.
When Mrs. Han learned that Dou Yifang was visiting, she was a little apprehensive. If she avoided it, she would be thought by Dou Yifang that she was scared, so she still met her.
"Why does my sister have time to come and see me?" Mrs. Han asked with a smile.
"Actually, I'm not here to see my sister......" Dou Yifang said, "I wanted to come and see Sister Yilian, but when I came to Minglan Palace, I remembered that Sister Yilian was no longer alive, so I came to my sister's place to sit here......"
While speaking, Dou Yifang kept looking at Mrs. Han with an interrogative eye, which made Mrs. Han feel uncomfortable.
"What, doesn't my sister welcome Yifang?"
"Why, sit inside! β¦β¦β
That being said, Mrs. Han's smile was slightly stiff.
Mrs. Han led Dou Yifang to the teahouse to sit, and the two drank afternoon tea and chatted. Mrs. Han wanted to talk about Dou Yifang and Meiziwu, but Dou Yifang wanted to talk about Qin Yilian.
"Sister Yilian's real injustice, it's the first time I've heard that she has night wandering syndrome."
"Her handmaiden proves it."
"You mean that little green?"
Mrs. Han nodded reluctantly.
"By the way, where's Midori?" Dou Yifang asked knowingly.
"Oh, I thought she was pitiful, so I took her in!" Mrs. Han said.
"Can I see her? I have something to say to her. β
"I'm afraid not today, she's not feeling well."
"Oh." Dou Yifang nodded, "Okay then, then I'll see you another day......"
"Sister, I'm curious about what Meiziwu looks like over there......"
"Does my sister want to go in and stay?"
"That's not necessary...... Just ......"
"Actually, if my sister goes to see it, she thinks it's a good place......
β¦β¦
The two sat and chatted for a while, and then Dou Yifang got up to say goodbye.
In this incense, it was obviously in her own bedroom, but Mrs. Han was sitting on pins and needles, and she couldn't wait for Dou Yifang to leave quickly.
On the way back, Tanhe asked her what she was going to do next.
If Dou Yifang wanted to find out the true cause of Qin Yilian's death, Xiao Lu was the key, but she wasn't sure that Xiao Lu would stand on her side. So there are not many things that can be done next, Dou Yifang has to think carefully and think of a feasible countermeasure.
Speaking of which, Dou Yifang is more concerned about Danhe's marriage.
When it came to the marriage, Danhe blushed, "Since I have returned to the palace, I will not get married, and I will serve by my wife's side." β
"What are you talking about, since this palace has already promised you, how can you break your promise?" Dou Yifang said, "I just wanted to give you a simple marriage, but now that you have returned to the palace, the palace wants the king to give you a marriage!" β
Danhe was flattered and didn't even need to shout, because she was just a slave and couldn't afford such a big gift.
But for Dou Yifang, Danhe is not just her slave, "You are still my good sister...... A good sister of this generation......"
In the Chunyan Pavilion, the duckweed body didn't seem to be very comfortable. Although she didn't say anything herself, the attentive blue clothes noticed that duckweed had lost her appetite recently, and she had vomited at dinner last night.
Lan Yi was very worried, and found duckweed to ask, telling her that it was better for her to see the imperial doctor. Duckweed replied with a smile, only said that it was okay, and insisted on not going to the doctor.
Lan Yi was not at ease, saying that she wanted to tell Dou Yifang, but duckweed also stopped her, saying that Dou Yifang had been very busy recently, so there was no need to bother her with such a trivial matter. "I just need to rest for one night......" duckweed said.
Under her thousand instructions, Lan Yi finally agreed.
At night, Chunyan Pavilion held a family banquet, and all the palace people gathered together to talk about the world and the earth, and they were happy.
Dou Yifang returned to his room after dinner, because he had to take care of Liu Yan, so he didn't stay with everyone for a long time. She was gone, and the crowd was much less restrained.
At this time, Liu Heng arrived.
Seeing that there were palace people in the palace to greet him, Liu Heng was a little dissatisfied, feeling that he was neglected. Later, when I saw Dou Yifang, I was angry when I knew the reason, and praised Dou Yifang for being sympathetic to the palace people.
Liu Heng came this time for something, and at noon today, the concubine summoned him and said that she wanted to make Dou Yifang the queen, and asked Liu Heng to do it as soon as possible.
Liu Heng decided to convene a group of important ministers to discuss the matter of the future in Guangsi Hall after the dispersal of the dynasty tomorrow, and asked Dou Yifang to also participate.
"Once this matter is decided, you will be the queen of my palace!" Liu Heng said with an oath.
Dou Yifang knelt down to thank her, Liu Heng helped her up and looked at her affectionately.
"Why does the king keep staring at his concubines?" Dou Yifang said suddenly.
"Because you are good-looking, this king is going to look at you like this for the rest of your life."
"The concubines will grow old one day, will the king still look at the concubines like this at that time?"
"Yes, this king promises!"
In the depths of love, Dou Yifang threw himself into Liu Heng's arms. The moonlight shone down through the window of Xiao Xuan, faintly, like a light veil, and gently draped over them.
If you can be such a long-term companion, you can have no regrets in this life.
Dou Yifang thought to himself.
In fact, she would not take Liu Heng's promise very seriously, and for Liu Heng, she no longer dared to ask for all of him.
After all, Liu Heng is the king of a country, and there are thousands of women around him, and it is enough for Dou Yifang to have a place in his heart.
It's night, and Dou Yi's room sleeps. After the fun, it is the time when men are most relaxed, and if they are asked of something, they usually say yes.
Dou Yifang talked about the marriage of Danhe and Li Yin at this time, "As long as they are happy with each other, why is this king not an adult?" Liu Heng said.
Dou Yifang was overjoyed, and threw himself into Liu Heng's arms again, eager to get into his heart......
The next morning, Dou Yifang told Danhe the good news that Liu Heng agreed to the marriage of Danhe and Li Yin, and duckweed and Lanyi teased and coaxed on the side, so ashamed that Danhe's face was as red as a ripe apple.
"Two days later, it will be a good day, and the king has already asked General Li to inform him and ask him to prepare quickly."
"Two days later!" Danhe was surprised, "Isn't it too hasty?" β
"All girls will feel rushed ...... before they get married," Dou Yifang said, "It's normal." β
"It's up to Madame to arrange everything." Danhe also has no way to confirm Dou Yifang's; Theory, that's all it can say. Although she felt rushed, she was still looking forward to it.
After sitting for a while, a small palace person was ordered to arrive and invite Dou Yifang to go to the Guangsi Palace.
In the Guangsi Palace, the concubine, Liu Heng, Prime Minister Huo Xin, and Zhang Cang were all sitting, and there were some ministers above the third grade, and a total of thirteen people were sitting in danger. They all know that they are sitting here today to discuss a big matter.
Liu Heng remained silent, closing his eyes and concentrating. The crowd did not dare to speak out and waited quietly.
"Mrs. Dou has arrivedβ"
The palace people led Dou Yifang to the door of Guangsi Palace, and let her go in by herself. If you come here, you will be safe, and you have experienced a lot of winds and waves, are you still afraid of this battle?
Dou Yifang took a step forward and walked into the hall.
As soon as she walked in, she felt an invisible huge pressure, as if it was about to push her out, and her steps became heavy for no reason.
The atmosphere in the hall was solemn, and every minister had an extremely serious expression on his face.
With her arrival, the eyes will naturally fall on her, and every gaze is a pressure, which makes Dou Yifang feel a little unable to take a step.
Dou Yifang didn't understand, he had experienced more than one escape from death, why he still felt uneasy and nervous in the face of such an occasion.
"Dou Yifang see the concubine, see the king......" Dou Yifang knelt down and saluted solemnly.
"No courtesy."
"Concubine Xie, King Xie."
Dou Yifang straightened up, but still knelt. In this way, he can look at Liu Heng and the concubine who are sitting. It would be rude to stand up.
In front of these important court officials, every slight mistake of hers could cause their disgust, so Dou Yifang's every move was tried to be dignified and decent.
"I summoned everyone here today to discuss the matter of canonizing Dou Yifang as the queen, do you have any opinions?" The concubine glanced at everyone and said. Her tone was calm, so as to tell the people present that she was completely supportive of Dou Yifang.
The ministers below understood themselves, and most of them were silent.