History of Empress Dowager Development

Chapter 236

The next day, Mrs. Dou was ordered by the Empress Dowager to enter the palace, and she also brought Mrs. Shen and Xu Xi with her.Because they didn't know in advance that they would stay in the palace for a long time, the three of them only brought their personal maids to serve them. They didn't know that they were going to stay in the palace for a while after visiting the Empress Dowager in the palace.

Although Dou felt strange in her heart, she didn't dare to ask any more questions, and stayed obediently, and wanted to send someone out to deliver a message. Chu Hanyi only said that she had sent someone who would only know the prince and Xu Xi's in-laws, so there was no need to worry.

But where can Dou really feel at ease?After staying in the palace for one night, I felt panic in the evening of the next day.The guards in the palace were strictly guarded, so it would be difficult for her to pass on information privately, but looking at Chu Hanyi's layout in the palace, those respectful and distant palace people, and the guards who never left, everything made her feel flustered.

With the isolation of internal and external news, Dou does not believe that Chu Hanyi will really help her out. Recently, because of the matter of the old party of the Zhu family, the emperor has been secretly acting frequently. No one knows whether a big action will be brewed.

At the end of the twelfth lunar month, the weather was gloomy, with lead clouds pressing down like flocculents, and heavy snow falling from goose feathers, making the palace city frighteningly quiet.Dou is not a person who can hold her breath, now she is isolated and helpless in the palace, the only one she can count on is the Empress Dowager.

Taking advantage of the Empress Dowager being in a good mood in the afternoon, Dou tried to say: "At the end of the year, everyone is celebrating, and the Empress Dowager's body is much healthier. Look at the noon meal today, and I have a good appetite."

The Empress Dowager held her hand with a smile on her face, "After all, there are few people in the palace, so it's rare for you to come here. Now that there are more people and lively, the spirit will naturally be better. Where's Xi'er?"

"Xi'er and the princess haven't seen each other for a long time, and now they are enjoying the snow and talking outside." Dou smiled slightly, "It's rare that the princess is busy at the end of the year, and she is willing to accompany Xi'er, which shows that the two sisters have a very good relationship." The empress dowager finally He loves to hear these nonsense, so he immediately said: "Yes, a family and sisters, the relationship is naturally better."

The smile on Dou's face did not fade, "But I see Xi'er is a little absent-minded. I think she is thinking about something. Before entering the palace, I heard that her mother-in-law, Mrs. Wei Yuanhou, is also ill. This girl has filial piety, so don't worry." Don't let it go." Seeing that the old man didn't look angry, Dou continued his efforts, "Coincidentally, the princess is here these two days, why don't you ask Xi'er to go out and have a look, so as not to be so worried. My house has a lot of things to do during the Chinese New Year. Take some free time today, and come to accompany you early tomorrow, okay?"

If it was normal, she would coax the old man to make such a trivial request, and the old man would never stop her.But recently, I don’t know what happened to Chu Hanyi and Yao’s. The Empress Dowager was a little unhappy when she heard the second half of the sentence, "Of course, the affairs in the mansion are handled by the long history. It’s not that there is no one around King Dun. Are you so unwilling to accompany my old lady?"

When Dou heard this, his face changed in shock.

The Empress Dowager would say such a thing, it can be seen that someone was blowing the wind behind her back, and now the Dun Palace can only rely on this old man, she dared not offend, and immediately apologized: "The Empress Dowager really wronged me , being able to talk with you is a blessing that I can't even ask for, how can I not be happy."

The empress dowager didn't answer, obviously she still had some grudges in her heart.Dou's heart was anxious, and she tried again: "It's just that I didn't tell the lord that I want to live in the palace before I went out, and I didn't say hello to the Weiyuan Marquis's mansion. I'm afraid the family has to worry."

"Princess Dun's words are strange." Suddenly a familiar voice came from outside, Shi Shiran came in, saluted the Empress Dowager, and said with a smile: "Princess and Princess enter the palace Naturally, it is to serve the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager is not a tiger who will eat you. What can the family worry about? These days I also live in the palace, but I don’t see how worried my family is. The Empress Dowager’s body It's just better, the New Year's Eve is approaching, and the Queen Mother and Queen are too busy, so we should be with you."

Now she is coaxing the Empress Dowager to her liking. Hearing such joking, the old man was immediately happy, "That's very true, you just like to worry about it." She patted the back of Dou's hand, and Dou smiled awkwardly I laughed and dared not mention it again——

These days, not only she stayed in the palace with Shen Shi and Xu Xi, but also Yao Shi lived together.Even the prince and concubine acted as if she was undressed and accompanied the empress dowager, what excuse could they find?

However, the more this was the case, the more suspicious Dou's heart became, and when she overheard the palace servants saying in private that they would "serve them well", she became more convinced in her heart.

The empress dowager is getting old, and she has been suffering from serious illnesses and minor disasters since the death of the first emperor.In the past, no matter how seriously ill they were, they would not be allowed to stay in the palace like this, and they were still under such tight defenses. Now she, Shen Shi, and Xu Xi are all imprisoned in the palace, and they don't know what's going on outside...

The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she became, Dou gritted her teeth, after all, she didn't want to sit and wait for death.

The heavy snow had stopped, the red walls and colored glaze were covered under the deep snow, the unusual tranquility made Dou's back feel chilly.She straightened her skirt, and took people to Ci'an Palace where Chu Hanyi lived.

(End of this chapter)