Chapter 37: The Queen Mother
Empress Shen's face softened slightly, and she ordered the midwife to clean and package the child, but she didn't mean to show it to the crown princess, but only said with a faint expression:
"You just gave birth, rest well, I will take the child to Kunning Palace to take care of it, and I will talk about it when you are well."
Mei Xue stood beside the bed with her eyes down, and the afterglow at the end of her eyes could clearly see that the tears of the crown princess broke down instantly.
Empress Shen ordered someone to hug the child, and a group of people left in a hula.
Li Jinyu comforted the crown princess with red eyes, Mei Xue sighed in her heart and said to Li Jinyu:
"Your Highness, I need to stitch up my mother's wound, please avoid it first."
Li Jinyu hurriedly went out, and Mama Jiang went to the door to order someone to prepare anesthetic soup, and beckoned someone to prepare a change of clothes and bed quilts for the crown princess.
Even after taking the decoction and stitching up the wound, the crown princess was still trembling in pain.
Mei Xue put away the needle and thread after she was busy, and looked up at the crown princess who bit her lips and bled out but didn't say a word, and suddenly felt a sour feeling in her heart.
In this world, how many people who are not selfish or vicious are easy to live?
A woman as noble as the crown princess didn't even have a chance to look at her own son.
Mei Xue turned around and was about to leave, but the crown princess suddenly stopped her in a trembling voice and said:
"Miss Mei, thank you for saving me."
Mei Xue looked back at the pale woman, and nodded with difficulty for a long time before saying:
"Niangniang doesn't have to be polite, the most important thing is to take good care of your body."
If it weren't for the fact that there were so many expensive medicinal herbs hanging and so many imperial doctors and midwives to serve her, even if she came an hour or two earlier, it would be difficult for the princess and her son to survive.
However, the crown princess's body was too damaged in this birth, and it is difficult to get pregnant in the future, not to mention that it is difficult to ensure even basic health.
As for the more serious consequences, Mei Xue couldn't even bear to think about it at this moment.
"Miss Mei, I want to ask you, I ...... My child, he's not ......"
Mei Xue looked at the tearful face and pursed her lips sadly.
The crown princess is a smart woman, and she probably already feels abnormal.
The child is not thin, nor is he small, but the cry is too weak.
After being silent for a long time, Mei Xue looked at the crown princess and Jiang Mama who were full of expectations, smiled and pretended to be relaxed and said:
"The little emperor and grandson are in good health, so don't worry about it. You are a mother of three children, and you can take care of your children by taking care of your health. ”
Motherless children are pitiful, especially these children with noble backgrounds, as a bargaining chip for adults to fight for power and profit, without the care of their biological mother, which one is not nine deaths?
Mama Jiang couldn't cry in an instant, hugged the crown princess and choked up and said:
"Niangniang, you heard it, Miss Mei said it's okay, don't be afraid!"
Mei Xue sighed in her heart and lowered her eyes out of the bedroom in the apse.
Behind him was the low crying of Mama Jiang and the crown princess, and the grandmother of the East Palace came over to take Mei Xue to freshen up and change clothes.
The pink skirt gradually darkens from the waist to the corners, and even the shoes are the same pink color.
The grandmother who was waiting for Mei Xue to comb her hair whispered respectfully:
"This is Princess Chenyang's previous dress, and the queen mother specially ordered someone to send it to the girl to wear."
Mei Xue just nodded lightly, remembering that Empress Shen was going to kill her with a cane, so she couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth again.
Li Jinzhi had been waiting in the main hall, and when he saw Mei Xue coming out, he was relieved and stood up with a smile.
The East Palace is still quite far from the Cining Palace where the Queen Mother lives, and Li Jinyu arranged for Li Jinzhi and Mei Xue to go over in a sedan chair.
After solemnly thanking Mei Xue, he said to Li Jinzhi again:
"Jinzhi, you are not in good health, you are tired today, when you see the imperial grandmother, you will go back to the house early to rest."
Li Jinzhi nodded, and said goodbye to Li Jinyu and walked out of the East Palace.
But I didn't want to, and I didn't go far before I met Queen Shen's phoenix driver.
At this moment, Empress Shen seemed to be a different person, with a warm smile, exempting Li Jinzhi and Mei Xue from saluting, and beckoning to Mei Xue again:
"Good boy, come here, talk to this palace."
Mei Xue looked up at Queen Shen on the phoenix, the sun was dazzling, this noble woman who was high up on the top was smiling extremely kindly and kindly at the moment.
But half an hour ago, this woman almost killed her.
Mei Xue smiled in her heart, thanked Empress Shen, and helped the palace people to take the phoenix.
Empress Shen has worked hard until now, and she has to rush to Cining Palace again, which can only mean that the old emperor will definitely appear there.
Li Jinzhi's sedan car followed unhurriedly.
Empress Shen's eyes swept over Mei Xue, and said with a smile:
"What a good child, good-looking, and good skills, no wonder the Qiao family is so reluctant to you."
The Yan family and Mrs. Yan knelt down in front of Empress Shen to ask for guilt, and Song Zhijie had told Mei Xue early in the morning.
Shen Qingyang's side should be about to get the evidence.
But Queen Shen still wanted to test her at this time.
Mei Xue smiled lightly, lowered her eyebrows, and replied respectfully:
"Lord Meng Qiao and Mrs. Yan are in love, and the people are grateful. If Miss Qiao had a spirit in heaven, she would be deeply comforted to know that her parents had planned for her in this way. ”
It's planning, it's calculation, not thinking.
Empress Shen laughed, looked at Mei Xue deeply with her slender eyes, patted her plump and fair right hand and said:
"This palace understands, I won't let you be wronged!"
"Thank you for your compassion."
Mei Xue raised her face and smiled gratefully at Empress Shen.
In the depths of his eyes, the original cold chill has long been gone.
Emperor Mingde was indeed in Cining Palace, sitting on the bedside of the Empress Dowager Jing'an and talking.
Bright yellow clothes, black dragon pattern boots, tall and thin, from the side, quite a sense of elegance and grace of ordinary celebrities.
But when he turned his face to look, the innate majesty came to his face.
Empress Shen bowed her knees to Emperor Mingde, Mei Xue knelt down and bowed, and Li Jinzhi also knelt down beside her.
Emperor Mingde didn't pay attention to Mei Xue, and only said to Li Jinzhi:
"Jinzhi, get up, are you feeling better?"
Li Jinzhi didn't get up, but only kowtowed to Emperor Mingde again and replied:
"Uncle Xie Huang is worried, and his nephew is much better."
Empress Shen pursed her lips and smiled, and said softly to Emperor Mingde:
"Your Majesty, there is still a kneeling child, you don't let her get up, how can Jinzhi be willing?"
Mei Xue hung her head, she couldn't see Emperor Mingde's expression, but she waited for a while before she heard Emperor Mingde ask her in a cold voice:
"Elder Yan Ge is kneeling outside the noon gate at the moment to plead guilty because of you, do you know?"
Mei Xue instantly guessed what was happening, so she calmly lowered her eyes and replied:
"Back to Your Majesty, the maiden entered the palace early this morning, and she didn't know what was going on outside."
If she has the ability that Emperor Mingde said, it at least means that someone in this palace is doing things for her and Li Jinzhi.
This alone is enough to cure their sins.
Empress Shen smiled again and said to Emperor Mingde:
"Your Majesty, when the old ladies of the Yan family asked for guilt, they said that they thought about their daughters, and they may have been mistaken.
Anyway, this kid has a good hand, and it's thanks to her just now. ”
As he spoke, he twisted his face and smiled and said to the Empress Dowager Jing'an:
"Queen Mother, Jinyu's son is very cute, and when the nurse is fed, I'll bring it over to show you."
Emperor Mingde had obviously been reported for the matter of the East Palace, and he did not answer Empress Shen's words, but he finally spoke:
"Get up, both of you!"
Mei Xue followed Li Jinzhi and stood behind him, and looked at Emperor Mingde carefully through the just right gap.
The Empress Dowager Jing'an and Li Jinzhi were talking, but her eyes were very empty, and Mei Xue realized that she seemed to be invisible.
Li Jinzhi has never mentioned this to her, thinking that the Empress Dowager Jing'an has been blind for a long time, and everyone has become accustomed to it.
"What about that child, come here, let the mourning family also take a look."
Mei Xue looked up and saw Empress Shen signaling to her with a smile, so she hurriedly lowered her head and walked over.
Empress Dowager Jing'an's hand trembled and groped for Mei Xue's face, and sighed:
"The mourning family likes these flower-like children, and the princess and Chenyang loved to wear pink skirts and circle around the mourning family all day long.
It's a pity that they are all older now, married, and the eyes of the mourning family are no longer visible. ”
The Empress Dowager Jing'an's voice was full of sadness, Li Jinzhi smiled, and comforted her softly:
"Imperial grandmother, the successful birth of the crown princess and sister-in-law is a happy event, and it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival in a while, and Aunt Chenyang will also return to Beijing to see you this year."
The queen mother's own daughter is only Princess Chenyang, who followed her husband to Qingzhou after getting married, and can only return to Luoyang once in a few years.
The Queen Mother was even more sad, shook her head with a wry smile and said:
"The mourning family is the most reluctant for your Aunt Chenyang to come back, every time she sees the mourning family like this, she always has to cry uncomfortably."
Empress Shen hurriedly smiled and said:
"Queen Mother, Sister Chenyang has been away from Beijing for many years, Your Majesty and daughter-in-law are looking forward to it day and night, this is finally about to see your sister, why did you talk about this child?"
The Queen Mother had red eyes, looked around blankly and said:
"The mourning family knows that you and the emperor are filial children, and with you here, Jinzhi, Chenyang, and their children, the mourning family is not worried."
There is a clear implication of the repetition.
Li Jinzhi stood with his eyes down, still with a gentle smile on his face.