married daughter

Chapter 291
Ruan Yunting was very anxious, but she couldn't run wildly. In the palace, let alone the emperor's people, Xu Xiangwan was favored by the emperor, and the tree was big enough to attract the wind. How many pairs of eyes in the harem were staring at this place, just waiting to catch her wrongdoing.Now that she has gone to see Wan Ronghua who is critically ill, maybe the Empress Dowager, Imperial Concubine Renxian and Concubine Lu have already got the news before she even entered the palace.

Ruan Yunting's face was calm, her steps were steady and hurried, she just wanted to go out of the palace to see what was written on the note, but when she just walked out of Qingwan Garden and was about to step out of the threshold of Yueting Palace, she saw two groups of people facing each other Walking from the left and right sides, the bright lanterns lined up in two long lines under the night sky. It was hard to see who was coming, but it could be seen that the two groups were walking in a hurry and aggressively.

Stopping in her footsteps, Ruan Yunting stood hesitantly in front of the door, and in the blink of an eye, the two teams had met on the corridor directly opposite and walked towards her side by side.

Stepping aside, Ruan Yunting wanted them to go in first, but the two leaders stopped in front of her, and the team behind also held up lanterns, illuminating the front of the door brightly.

"Miss Ruan. The maidservant is Ying'er, the lady in charge in front of Concubine Lu Gui, the lord of the Jinxiu Palace. I greet you." The young woman on the right is wearing a bright green double-breasted jacket, with the same single-knife bun as Bai Wei. Ruan Yunting bowed her knees and saluted.

The nanny on the left who was in her early forties and wearing a dark blue long bikini also smiled, and flashed the waist card in her hand: "The slave is the Qin nanny who is next to the noble concubine Renxian." She also bowed to Ruan Yunting.

Ruan Yunting looked at the two of them with a smile, and nodded in return: "Nurse Qin, Sister Ying'er, you two are well, I don't know if you are..." She looked at the mighty team behind them.

Ying'er and Mother Qin looked at each other with contempt and hostility in each other's eyes, but they spoke in unison, with the same song but the same effect.

"The servant is under the order of the imperial concubine and empress, to trouble Miss Ruan to go to the side hall for a routine body search."

"Emperor Concubine Renxian also ordered that although Wanronghua's Qingwan Garden is the second hall of Yueling Palace, it is loved by the emperor, and there are all kinds of rare and rare treasures. The imperial concubine Renxian is in charge of the Phoenix Seal. There will be an outflow. There is no master in Yueting, so the imperial concubine ordered the servants to come." Qin Nanny glanced at Ying'er again, unexpectedly Lu Guifei also wanted to go with the imperial concubine. "

"Search? Are you doing this at the behest of the two ladies?" Ruan Yunting asked calmly with indignation in her heart.

"Girl, if it wasn't for the order of the empress, the servant would not have a token, right? Please move, the servant is also obeying orders, and you should go back earlier if you have an errand." Yinger had a tough attitude and praised Concubine Lu Gui Give the token, reach out and make the gesture of please.The same is true for Mother Qin, looking at Ruan Yunting with burning eyes.

In ancient times when imperial power was supreme, could it be possible to pay attention to human rights to the ruling class in feudal society?Ruan Yunting suppressed her anger, and swallowed the words.At this time, it's best not to make a big deal out of it, go out of the palace safely to see what happened to Xu Xiangwan's side, and then test the old lady's attitude to be serious.

Ruan Yunting followed the two to the side hall. Although Ying'er and Mother Qin did not serve the same master, they cooperated very well. They searched Ruan Yunting carefully, even her long hair was loosened and her hair was in a bun. Nothing was left behind.

Ruan Yunting opened her hand slightly, letting them toss, but she did not hide the sullenness on her face.

Nanny Qin stood in front of Ruan Yunting and said with a smile on her face, "Girl, please open your mouth."

Open your mouth?Her secret is under her tongue, how can they be allowed to search for it?

Ruan Yunting squinted slightly, looked at Nanny Qin sharply, and took a deep breath, as if it took a lot of effort to suppress her anger.

Although Ruan Yunting was very cooperative from the beginning to the end, how could Mother Qin and Ying'er not feel the anger she had been suppressing?How about Ruan Yunting, she is also the cousin of the noble concubine Renxian, the cousin of the Xu family, and Wan Ronghua are also related, and she is also the future good concubine that the emperor personally bestowed on Xiao Dai.It is the limit of patience for a noble lady to be allowed to be searched from the inside to the outside, even breaking her bun.

Ruan Yunting still opened her mouth slightly in cooperation.

Qin Nanny and Ying'er glanced at it, and when they wanted to get the ivory chopsticks, Ruan Yunting had already tied on her underwear, and said in a gentle and forceful voice: "Serve the grooming."

Nanny Qin stood still, while Ying'er kept smiling and wanted to get the chopsticks.

Ruan Yunting suddenly waved her sleeves angrily, and said slowly and clearly:

"The body search is a routine matter. I have no objection. My cousin wants to search my body. It's because she is selfless. I can act upright and sit upright. I am not afraid of your search. Why, look at this meaning, I have to disembowel and even take out my intestines." Don't you feel relieved when I come out to check for you?! I, Ruan Yunting, grew up in Xu's family anyway. I haven't seen any treasures in the rich family?! It will be of no benefit to anyone if the noise spreads to the emperor's ears!"

"Yes, this servant will help the girl to dress up." Ying'er and Nanny Qin didn't dare to say a word anymore, they quickly put on layers of complicated skirts for Ruan Yunting, and rolled up their silky long hair.Then he helped her to sit on the embroidered pier, and inserted the pearl hairpin back into her hair.

Ruan Yunting sat quietly and elegantly, with no expression on her face, and she didn't say much anymore. Mother Qin and Ying'er didn't dare to say a word, because they felt that their master had something irresistible in Ruan Yunting. momentum.They are also afraid that if they say more, they will bring disaster to themselves.

When Ruan Yunting left Yueting Palace, Bai Wei stood behind the pillars of Qingwan Garden, watching her leave safely, and Mother Qin and Ying'er went back to each other without making a sound, and then she was relieved and returned to the palace. nave.

The more than ten maids in the palace are all arranged by the noble concubine Renxian, and it is very difficult for her to speak to her own daughter now.Sitting on the footboard of the Babu bed, he gently held Xu Xiangwan's cold left hand.

Xu Xiangwan's long eyelashes, like butterfly wings, trembled, and he slowly opened his eyes, looking at Bai Wei questioningly.

Bai Wei nodded at her with a comforting smile, and then said, "Ronghua, it's time for you to take the medicine."

Xu Xiangwan was determined, and nodded softly: "Okay." She has tried her best to do what she can, and now she can only do her best and obey the destiny.

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Ruan Yunting left the palace, got into Xu's carriage, was blown by the slightly cold breeze in the evening in April, felt chills on her back and underarms, and realized that she was already covered in cold sweat.

He took out the wax paper ball under his tongue, took a sip from the water bag, rinsed his mouth and spit out the wax powder, and then unfolded the paper ball.

On it was written in very small characters: "Poisoned, please help."

Ruan Yunting tore the note into pieces and threw it out of the carriage. When a gust of wind blew, "snow flakes" flew.

The carriage was bumping, and Ruan Yunting was upset when she heard the sound of horseshoes kicking outside.Many doubts tangled in my heart.Who killed her?Did she ask the Xu family for help after she was poisoned?Does the old lady know about this?If she knew, why would the old lady suppress this matter?If he didn't know, why didn't Xu Xiangwan tell him?Who should she go to for help?

Looking at Xu Xiangwan's appearance, it seems that he can't last long.The only person she could think of as a possible helper was Shui Qiuxin, but she didn't know where Shui Qiuxin was now, and she was afraid that the distant water would not be able to quench her near thirst.Li Shengshou used to detoxify Jun Lanzhou. It is said that he is an expert in the study of poisoning and detoxification, but she and Li Shengshou met by chance after all, and the other party has no reason to venture into the palace to help.The imperial physicians in the imperial hospital are the elite of medical practitioners. They are helpless, and ordinary doctors may not be able to do anything.At this time, who can she ask?

Suddenly, Ruan Yunting thought of the Xiuyan Pill she had taken.

At the beginning, the old lady said that the efficacy of Xiuyan Pill was miraculous, as long as a dying person takes it, his life can be extended by ten years.She had tried it herself, and knew that it was not an exaggeration. She was seriously injured at the beginning, and she only took one tenth of the Xiuyan Pill, and she recovered within a few days, which shows that its effect is very good.

But the old lady also said that this elixir is intended to be kept as a "family heirloom" and cannot be used unless necessary.Is Xu Xiangwan's status good enough in the old lady's heart?

Not long after, the carriage returned to Xu's mansion, Ruan Yunting adjusted her mood, tried her best to behave as usual, and went straight to the old lady's Pine Age Hall.

If you want to find out the news, the most important thing is to find out the reaction of the old lady.

Pine Age Hall turned on the lights, and the bright light cast figures on the paper window, and the shadows of the old lady and the other two women could be clearly seen from the outside.

There are quite a few women in the mansion, and there are only a handful of people who can sit and talk with the old lady on the arhat's bed by the window, and among those two, there is absolutely no third wife.

"Miss, are you back?" Han Bin's family came forward with a smile, and said, "The ancestor was thinking of you just now, the second master and wife have arrived, and now the ancestor and the eldest wife are talking with them."

Ruan Yunting hesitated and said, "Then I'll just wait outside."

"What did the girl say, the old lady said just now, if you come back, girl, please come in immediately." Han Bin's family said with a little distress: "It's just that the girl hasn't had dinner yet."

Ruan Yunting smiled gratefully: "The old ancestor's order is important, I'm not hungry yet, thank you Mama Han for caring."

"Mother Han, but Miss Ruan is back?" The door curtain was lifted, Huamei leaned out, and seeing that Ruan Yunting was indeed back, she quickly walked up to her and saluted Ruan Yunting: "Girl, please come in."

Ruan Yunting bowed her head and entered the room, and saluted politely in the back room.

The old lady wore a dark green vine-patterned double-breasted jacket, and sat cross-legged on the Arhat bed with a calm expression. The eldest lady sat sideways beside the second wife, Wei Shi.

Wei's eyes were red and swollen from crying, and he was sobbing and wiping away his tears, while Master Tang was sitting on the opposite armchair with a sad face.

"You're back." The old lady asked.

"Yes, I'm back."

"How is Wanronghua doing now?"

As soon as the old lady said this, the Second Master Tang and the Wei family raised their heads and looked nervously at Ruan Yunting.

Ruan Yunting said bluntly: "The spirit is good, but the body is afraid..."

"My dearest sister!" Wei's tears burst once again.

The second master Tang sighed, patted his thigh and said: "It's so easy for a phoenix to fly out of our room, but..." Speaking of the word phoenix.He felt that something was wrong. Didn't that offend the imperial concubine? After all, the imperial concubine is the granddaughter of the ancestor's direct relative, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "Ancestor, according to your opinion, what should we do now?"

The old lady sighed: "All the imperial doctors in the hospital are helpless. What else can we do now? We can only do our best and obey the destiny. You have worked hard, go to the side hospital to rest quickly, and you will enter the palace tomorrow." go."

Thinking of going to see her daughter for the last time tomorrow, Wei Shi cried even harder.But she also knew that the old lady was telling the truth, so she could only get up and leave, sobbing.The eldest wife took the two of them to the side courtyard to settle down.Huamei was good at observing words and expressions, and seeing that the old lady seemed to have something to say to Ruan Yunting, she led the little girls back and closed the door for the two of them.

In a blink of an eye, there were only Ruan Yunting and the old lady left in the room. The candles were flickering, and half of the old lady's face was hidden in the shadows, so she couldn't see clearly. Thinking about it, he stood with his head bowed, waiting for the old lady to speak.

"Ting'er, sit down."

"Thank you, old ancestor." Ruan Yunting sat on the little twig at the side generously, still not saying a word. .

The old lady looked at Ruan Yunting's demure face, which was neither sad nor happy, and couldn't figure out what she was thinking for a while, so she could only speak first: "Look, can Wan Ronghua pass this test?"

"Unless a miracle happens, Ting'er's life is hanging by a thread looking at Sister Wan."

"Yeah." The old lady was extremely calm, chuckled lightly without any sadness, and said: "I don't have much time to serve the emperor, but the emperor really dotes on her, and can persuade the emperor to let you enter the palace to see her." Look."

Ruan Yunting was noncommittal, and nodded with a chuckle.

The old lady only felt that her fist was hitting the cotton, and Ruan Yunting's unmoving expression was so impressive to her, but it was too unpredictable, so she could only ask, "I'm in the palace today. What do you know?"

Waiting is this.Ruan Yunting said: "After I went to see Wanronghua, Yinger who was beside Concubine Lu and Mother Qin who was beside Concubine Renxian came to search me."

"search?"

"Yes, when I entered the palace a few times ago, I never encountered this kind of routine body search, but today the empresses of the two palaces thought of going together."

The old lady pursed her lips, nodded, and said, "I see, you should go back and rest first."

So send her back to rest?
Ruan Yunting said in a low voice: "Old Ancestor, is Sister Wan really hopeless?"

"Even the imperial doctors can't save me. What can I do?"

Seeing that the old lady said it was so natural, Ruan Yunting was quite disappointed, "Old Ancestor, Elder Sister Wan is deeply favored by the Emperor, and her future is boundless, can you find a way to save her life?" Hesitating a little, then said: "Sister Wan said She has been poisoned, not terminally ill, if there is Xiuyan Pill, maybe she doesn't need a whole one, just give him one-third of the remaining one, maybe she will recover, you..."

"shut up!"

The old lady lowered her face and scolded in a low voice: "Don't think that because I love you, you feel that you have enough weight to beg for favor with me!"

(End of this chapter)