When Mei Xue arrived at the East Palace, Li Mingyu had just fallen asleep. Mei Xue checked his pulse and found that there was no major problem, but it was caused by some food accumulation.

And Guo Yunqing's prescription is also very appropriate.

Let the grandmothers guard Li Mingyu, and Queen Xie Danqin led Mei Xue to drink tea.

In the middle of summer, huge ice basins are placed in the corners of the house, which makes people feel the slightest heat.

Rose dew was also added to the ice basin, and the room was full of fragrance.

The palace people retreated after serving tea, Mei Xue glanced outside, and without speaking, she lowered her head and drank tea slowly.

Xie Danqin chuckled and said to Mei Xue:

"Miss Mei, you don't have to look, Mama Xie has been serving at the Seventh Sister's place, and she can't come back!"

Mei Xue was silent, she couldn't say anything, so she could only smile and nod awkwardly.

Although Xie Danqin now does not have to be by Mama Xie to serve by her side all the time, Mama Xie and Xie Yuyan are still a little too much to act like this.

Xie Danqin handed a bowl of ice cheese to Mei Xue and motioned for her to eat, while he looked at the ice basin in the corner of the house and said quietly:

"I'm six years older than her, but I've always looked up at her since I was a kid because I always stood on the ground and she was always held in the arms of the elders.

The summer in Qiantang is also very hot, but there has never been an ice basin in my home, I was ignorant at that time, and I always ran to the big house in order to cool down, so I had to look at people's faces.

My mother often cries secretly. ”

Xie Danqin's voice was almost imperceptible with a choked voice, and suddenly sneered and said:

"Some people, she has trampled you under her feet from the beginning, and when she gets used to it, she feels that she should step on you for the rest of her life."

Speaking of this, Xie Danqin suddenly stopped, turned her face to look at Mei Xue and asked:

"You've been to see the Seventh Sister, what do you think?"

Mei Xue didn't know what to say, so she was silent before saying:

"The appearance of the seventh girl is very similar to the portrait you kept."

Xie Danqin sneered and said:

"It's hard to draw the skin and bones of a tiger, Sister Yang is a bit of a backbone, my good sister, but she is not an ordinary person, you will know it later."

Mei Xue never wanted to get involved in the battle between the Xie family sisters, so no matter what Xie Danqin said, she was always silent.

However, as soon as she returned to the plum house in the lilac with her front foot, Mama Xie came to her back foot again, and she was so anxious that she sweated profusely and said that Xie Yuyan was uncomfortable again, although the food and drink were much better after changing according to Mei Xue's explanation, but she always said that her body was itchy, and she had to ask Mei Xue to take a look quickly.

Mei Xue was very helpless and asked Xie Yuyan if the bath water had not been changed, and whether it was also used with water transported from Qiantang.

Mama Xie's eyes widened and she said in surprise:

"Yes, the seventh girl has been bathing with the spring water of Daming Mountain since she was a child! Any questions? ”

Mei Xue only felt very speechless.

No matter how expensive the mountain spring water is stored for a few months, it is very dirty, and Xie Yuyan's delicate method really opened her eyes.

Even if you have to bathe in mountain spring water, can't you use Luoyang local?

Hearing Mei Xue say that she only needed to change the bath water, Mama Xie was suspicious, and wanted to insist on asking Mei Xue to go to Xie Mansion, but seeing that Jiu'er's face was not good, she kept urging Mei Xue to rest, so she had to go back to Xie Mansion first.

Jiu'er sneered, accompanied Mei Xue to the backyard to see the two children and Mama Mei, and said to Mei Xue as she walked:

"This Miss Xie Qi is really a strange person, she can be as expensive as she likes, and it's none of our business, why do you always bother the girl for a little thing?"

It's a bad stomach again, and it's a problem with bath water.

It's like the sky is falling.

Mei Xue shook her head with a wry smile and patted Jiu'er's hand to signal that she didn't need to say more.

In her heart, Mei Xue vaguely felt that this was just the beginning.

Xie Yuyan's brother and sister's trip to the capital has not yet begun.

An Jiang's health deteriorated day by day, and by the end of summer, he was bedridden.

Two nephews came from the clan and wanted to take An Jiang back to his hometown, but he refused and said to Mei Xue:

"Miss Mei, the old slave's days are numbered, and there is only one wish left.

The old slave has served His Majesty all his life, but he has also harmed His Majesty.

The old slave only hopes that after death, he can go underground and continue to serve His Majesty, please go and talk to the prince, and ask the prince to think of a way to fulfill the old slave. ”

Mei Xue was sad in her heart and agreed.

When Mei Xue went to the palace and told Li Jinzhi about it, Li Jinzhi went to see Li Jinyu that day, and after leaving the palace, he went to Mei Mansion and said to Mei Xue:

"The imperial brother has agreed, and he has authorized the eunuch to be buried next to the imperial mausoleum."

Mei Xue sighed softly, remembering the scene when she first saw An Jiang in the palace, and only felt like a world away.

The next day, Mei Xue and Li Jinzhi went to visit An Jiang together.

Hearing that he could be buried near the imperial mausoleum, An Jiang was very happy, and unexpectedly had the spirit, and talked a lot to Mei Xue and Li Jinzhi.

It's also all about Emperor Mingde.

One night in late summer, An Jiang left peacefully in his sleep.

Song Zhijie personally came to the door to handle An Jiang's funeral, and when Mei Xue and Li Jinzhi arrived at the cemetery, they found that Shen Qingyang had arrived and was sitting next to him drinking alone.

Xiao Yan sat next to Shen Qingyang, he didn't drink, but he drooped his head and didn't say a word.

Since the accident in the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion, the Empress Dowager Jing'an's health has not been as good as before, but the strength shown by this old man who has gone through vicissitudes really shocked Mei Xue.

Even the days when she couldn't get up from bed, she tried to eat something at every meal.

The decoction brought to her will never refuse.

Including the death of her eldest son Emperor Mingde, she also quickly survived, and after she was able to get out of bed, she still went out for a walk every day.

In front of outsiders, especially in front of her grandchildren, she never shed a single tear.

Mei Xue would enter the palace every few days to send medicine and acupuncture to Princess Chenyang, and would also go to check the pulse of the Empress Dowager Jing'an.

After the pulse diagnosis that day, Mei Xue smiled and said:

"After a summer, the Queen Mother's health is much better, as long as you are careful, you will probably not have another cough this winter."

Princess Chenyang also laughed happily and said:

"The queen mother is very neat now, and I can't even catch up with the garden together."

Empress Dowager Jing'an sighed, touched Mei Xue's head, patted Princess Chenyang's hand again and said:

"The mourning family knows that you are all filial children, don't worry, the mourning family can think of anything."

While a few people were talking, Aunt Qiu suddenly walked in and reported that the fifth young master of the Xie family had handed over the post to ask for a meeting, and wanted to kowtow to the Queen Mother to say goodbye.

The Empress Dowager Jing'an smiled bitterly and said to Mei Xue:

"I don't know how many times this is, the queen has been pushing and refusing to see them, so she only came to embarrass me, an old woman, why bother?"

Mei Xue knew Xie Danqin's purpose for doing this, but she couldn't say it, so she lowered her eyebrows and sat silently.

What she didn't tell the Empress Dowager Jing'an and Princess Chenyang was that in fact, Xie Yuyan had already sent two posts to the Mei Mansion, saying that she was thanking her for going to the outpatient clinic and wanted to go to the Mei Mansion to thank her in person, but she made an excuse to push it down.

Aunt Qiu understood what the Empress Dowager Jing'an meant, so she whispered:

"Then the slave replied to them that the mother was busy these days, so she would wait another day?"

Empress Dowager Jing'an nodded, and Aunt Qiu bowed and withdrew.

Even if he knew some of the entanglements within the Xie family, even if Emperor Li Jinyu only had some face-saving feelings for Xie Danqin.

But Xie Danqin is the queen and the biological mother of the two imperial grandchildren, no matter what, the Empress Dowager Jing'an will not let her have any embarrassment in face.

Mei Xue didn't expect that when she left the palace, Xie Yujing was still at the gate of the palace, and it was obvious that he was waiting for her.

Mei Gang and Jiu'er's faces were already very ugly, but they couldn't inform Mei Xue in advance to avoid it.

Therefore, as soon as she saw Xie Yujing walking in the direction of Mei Xue, Mei Gang's face turned cold, and Jiu'er strode forward directly to stop in front of Xie Yujing.

However, far away, Xie Yujing still saluted Mei Xue and politely said that there was something to ask Mei Xue.

Mei Xue glanced at him and nodded towards Jiu'er.

In fact, Mei Xue knew that the reason why Xie Yujing stayed here and waited must have noticed the carriage of Meifu a long time ago.

It is better to make the words clear, lest they continue to be entangled.