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Chapter 384Chapter 493~494 Groundless?

The emperor was furious, and stomped back and forth with his hands behind his back: "What are those bastards in the Ministry of War doing for food? How come the news of the rebellion in southern Xinjiang made Prince Yu go first!"

Seeing this, Detai knelt down on the ground with a plop, trembling and daring not to speak for fear of being involved.

The emperor wandered around with his hands behind his back like a top, sneered and sat back to his original position, pointing playfully at the memorial that he had just thrown on the ground: "You dog slave, why are you kneeling, why don't you bring me the memorial of Lord Yu?" .”

"Yes." Detai scrambled to pick up the memorial, wiped off the non-existing dust with his sleeve, and presented it to the emperor with both hands.

The emperor took it, looked at it for a while, and sneered. It seems that Han Su, who has a military power of [-], is reluctant to let go.

"Come on."

"The slave is here."

"Pass down my oral order to let the people from Zhen Guosi's Anbu go to southern Xinjiang to investigate the resurgence of the rebellion."

"According to the order."

Before the emperor's people investigating the rebellion in southern Xinjiang arrived in southern Xinjiang, a local official submitted a report, saying that Li Yunxuan, Li Xiao's nephew, was reorganizing the remaining troops and planning to make a comeback.

The emperor made repeated investigations and confirmed that the rebellion in southern Xinjiang was true. Han Su didn't just make up and transfer the 10 people away, so he was half at ease.But Concubine Yu, Dai Xuefei and Han Su's eldest daughter Han Xuan, the emperor will not let them go back for a while.

Ruan Yunting's stay in the palace these few days is not as comfortable as last time.

Last time, she moved freely and lived in the Longevity Palace, so she could chat and play chess with Xu Xiangwan in her free time.This time, although her movements were not restricted, no matter where she went, there were a dozen or so court ladies and eunuchs following her every step of the way. When she went to Xu Xiangwan's place, she had to be wary of those who blatantly listened to the corner outside the window even when she spoke.

After coming down twice, Ruan Yunting understood that the emperor was determined to lock her up like a prisoner this time, and she became more and more sure that the emperor knew that Han Su and Jun Lanzhou were together.

Naturally, the women in the deep palace have no way of knowing about many court affairs, and the court ladies and eunuchs beside Ruan Yunting are diligently watching, and she can't inquire about the outside news. The only source of news is Xu Xiangwan, but Xu Xiangwan Ruan Yunting naturally had no way of knowing the news that they didn't know.

Ruan Yunting was anxious at first, but after ten consecutive days like this, she was no longer in a hurry, it was useless, why tortured herself?
"Princess." The maid who served her was named Tao Hong, entered the room and saluted respectfully: "Miss Concubine Wan has sent someone to invite you to visit the Queen Mother together."

Ruan Yunting put down the book and sat up straight on the Arhat bed.She has been in the palace for so many days, and she really hasn't visited the queen mother yet.Hearing that the Empress Dowager was seriously ill, she was afraid that she would show up and make the Empress Dowager her old man angry. If the condition worsens, wouldn't it be her fault?
But since Xu Xiangwan invited her, she must have a reason.

Ruan Yunting smiled and nodded, "Okay, then wait for me to change my clothes first."

"Yes."

The maids bowed their knees to salute, helped Ruan Yunting to the inner room, and opened the red sandalwood wardrobe carved with phoenix flowers for Ruan Yunting to choose.Ruan Yunting casually pointed to a plain tulle skirt with an autumn-colored round collar and double-breasted breasts, and the ladies in the court serviced her to comb her hair in a cloudy bun and put on light makeup.

The little palace lady came in with a tray, and on the black lacquered wooden tray were all kinds of bright flowers.

"Please ask the princess to give you a hairpin."

Ruan Yunting took a look, picked a pink and white brocade flower and handed it to Taohong.Tao Hong smiled attentively, put the flower hairpin on Ruan Yunting's hair, and said with a smile: "The princess is really beautiful, ordinary people with this autumn fragrance will look dull when wearing it, but the princess looks even more beautiful when she wears it. The skin is white like snow, and the pink and white brocade flowers are also just adorning your appearance."

When Ruan Yunting heard this, her gaze met Tao Hong in the bronze mirror, she smiled slightly and said nothing.

Tao Hong helped her up, took a light green veil and put it between Ruan Yunting's arms, and put the sandalwood folding fan on both hands.

Ruan Yunting dressed properly, and went to Yanshou Palace with a sandalwood fan.When I arrived at the gate of the palace, I saw that the maids and eunuchs had prepared two bamboo sedan chairs, one was just a four-person sedan chair for ordinary wealthy people, and the other was an eight-carrier sedan chair.

Xu Xiangwan was wearing a rose red cross-neck collar, a high-waisted long dress with light red plum blossoms on a white background, and a simple bun. The dress was elegant and refined, completely different from the usual luxury.

"You're here." Meeting Ruan Yunting and Xu Xiangwan's gentle greeting.

Ruan Yunting smiled and nodded.

Two sedan chairs were running side by side, one was in the middle of the palace road and the other was on the side. The maids and eunuchs chose a relatively shady path to walk, facing the cool breeze with the fragrance of flowers, which was very comfortable.

Ruan Yunting then asked in a low voice: "Why do you suddenly think of going to pay your respects to the Empress Dowager?"

Xu Xiangwan sighed quietly: "The queen mother is seriously ill. I asked the imperial doctor privately, and he said that time is running out. I think that although you are the princess of Xiwu country, you were once a native of Nanchu country anyway. Anyway You should go see it too.”

"It's still you who are thoughtful." Ruan Yunting smiled and said, "I was only worried that my wife would be angry when she saw it, but I didn't think about it."

"Seeing you angry?" Xu Xiangwan blinked in confusion.

Ruan Yunting nodded with a wry smile.The last time the queen mother designed her, she was locked up in the plum garden in the cold winter months. In order to keep warm and revenge, she burned the plum blossoms that the eldest princess had planted back then.It is estimated that the queen mother will be furious when she sees her.

While talking, the two had already arrived in front of Ci'an Palace. The emperor was once angry with the Empress Dowager, but he only asked the Empress Dowager to rest in Ci'an Palace and was not allowed to move around casually, but he did not say that no one was allowed to visit.After all, it is the biological mother, no emperor will be cruel to the queen mother.

Surrounded by the palace people, the two entered Ci'an Palace. Naturally, the eunuch in charge of Ci'an Palace went inside to answer. After a short while, Madam Qian who was beside the Empress Dowager came out to greet them respectfully: "This servant has met Concubine Wan, Princess Duanyang."

"Nurse Qian doesn't need to be too polite," Xu Xiangwan smiled and gave her a little support, and said, "Is the Queen Mother in good health today?"

Nanny Qian naturally knew that Xu Xiangwan was the emperor's favored concubine, and now she has been given the surname Ji. If the emperor wants to be the empress, she must be the best candidate, and she replied in a very respectful and cautious voice: "Return to your mother, the empress dowager Weak, but spirited."

"Well, is there someone from each palace to attend to the sick?"

"The imperial concubine Rougong didn't take much time to leave. The other concubines also came, but the queen mother was so quiet that she sent everyone away."

"Where is Concubine Yu? Have you been here?"

"I've been here. The Empress Dowager was resting at that time, so Concubine Yu brought the princess back."

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Xu Xiangwan asked a question, and Qian Momo answered truthfully, and the few people went to the bedroom while speaking.

The Empress Dowager's gray hair was hanging loose, and she was wearing a turquoise blue brocade beanie. She leaned crookedly against the square su brocade soft pillow. Her face was pale and sallow, and there were blue-gray shadows around her eyes, and her lips were also pale. His body was bloodless, and his whole body seemed to be shrouded in a layer of black mist, exuding a heavy dead air.

Seeing how weak she was, Ruan Yunting's dislike for him became less. After all, she was also Jun Lanzhou's grandmother.Although this grandmother would never recognize Jun Lanzhou anyway.

"Empress Dowager Jin'an." Xu Xiangwan saluted gracefully, and Ruan Yunting followed suit.

The Empress Dowager was in low spirits and her voice was hoarse, so she just hummed.Turning his eyes to see Ruan Yunting behind Xu Xiangwan, his eyes suddenly seemed to be lit with a cluster of flames, his brows were tightly frowned and he stood up, pointing at Ruan Yunting with his withered right hand, and said hoarsely: "You, you Give me back Merlin, you bitch!"

The empress dowager cursed so loudly that it really made everyone present feel extremely embarrassed.Ruan Yunting is the princess of Xiwu Kingdom, a distinguished guest invited by the emperor to the palace, and a close friend of Xu Xiangwan, even the emperor and Xu Xiangwan are treated with courtesy, and she came to the Queen Mother just to visit her out of good intentions, but she was treated like this insult.

Qian Momo hurriedly supported the Queen Mother, and said nervously: "Queen Mother, you are mistaken, this is Princess Duanyang, Princess Duanyang of Xiwu Kingdom." She shook the Queen Mother's arm as if hinting. "

Xu Xiangwan's face was gloomy, she had never had a good impression of the Queen Mother, let alone the last time she heard that the Queen Mother wanted to kill her, if it wasn't for her friendship with Shui Qiuxin, now let alone Brother Qi, even her His life is long gone.Now that she insulted Ruan Yunting again, Xu Xiangwan angrily reprimanded the servants beside him:

"How do you all serve the Empress Dowager? How come the Empress Dowager is still confused after taking so much medicine, she doesn't even recognize anyone!"

Obviously pointing at Sang and scolding Huai, causing everyone's knees to soften and kneel on the ground, the queen mother stared at Xu Xiangwan and then at Ruan Yunting, still scolding: "You are a bitch, poisonous woman, you give me back Merlin, you ruined me. Jinger's Merlin!"

Ruan Yunting frowned and looked at the person who had died not long ago, with mixed feelings in her heart.Even though she has a different position from her own, it still cannot change the fact that she is a mother who loves her daughter deeply.Perhaps, the relationship between the Queen Mother and the late Prime Minister Gongsun is true?It is precisely because the eldest princess is the daughter of Prime Minister Gongsun that she loves her so much?
"Ting'er, since the queen mother is not feeling well, let's leave first." Xu Xiangwan suggested gently.She brought Ruan Yunting here today just to make a formality, lest the emperor and clan members secretly say that Ruan Yunting is a barbarian from the Xiwu Kingdom who doesn't understand etiquette.Now that she came here, Ruan Yunting was scolded, she felt very sorry.

"Alright, it's time for the Empress Dowager to rest." Ruan Yunting smiled nonchalantly, and left Ci'an Palace with Xu Xiangwan.On the way, Nanny Qian kept apologizing by her side, Xu Xiangwan just smiled perfunctorily, showing her displeasure clearly.

Just after returning to Yanshou Palace, a little eunuch whispered to Xu Xiangwan.Xu Xiangwan was taken aback for a moment, then sent the people around him down, pulled Ruan Yunting to her side and whispered in her ear: "The war broke out again in the south, Lord Yu's [-] troops returned to southern Xinjiang to quell the chaos, but King Yu is ill, and now he is recuperating in the palace."

When Ruan Yunting heard this, her heart beat uncontrollably.Connecting all the things that happened during this period, she already understood the intentions of Han Su and Jun Lanzhou.If they succeed in such a dangerous move, they can accumulate [-] elite cavalry and lay the foundation for future success. However, if they are a little careless, they may anger the emperor. It made the emperor jump over the wall in a hurry.

How can this be good?

Xu Xiangwan saw that Ruan Yunting's complexion was not good, and asked suspiciously: "Prince Yu's retreat means that we won't be able to fight for a while, are you unhappy?"

Ruan Yunting smiled wryly: "Of course I'm happy." She was worried about the future of Han Su and Jun Lanzhou, but how could she say this to Xu Xiangwan who didn't know anything about it?

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Jun Lanzhou was wearing a plain white hang silk embroidered straight, with a water green brocade fan bag hanging on the palace belt around her waist, her hair was pulled up in a high bun, and she walked quickly to the back house in high spirits.

When Hongdou and Chanjuan saw Jun Lanzhou, they hurriedly saluted as if meeting their relatives, and talked about Ruan Yunting and Fu E being invited to live in the palace.

Jun Lanzhou had heard about this a long time ago in the army, nodded and said, "I heard about it."

Chanjuan couldn't help being a little worried, and complained: "Your majesty, since you want to invite the princess into the palace, why can't you let the princess bring a personal maid? What if the princess is not used to the people in the palace? What about her body? It’s only been a few days since I woke up.”

Jun Lanzhou didn't feel much about Chanjuan's previous words, only that Chanjuan was loyal, but after hearing the last sentence, Jun Lanzhou's long eyebrows frowned: "What did you say? How long have you been in good health? County Is the Lord sick?"

Chanjuan and Hongdou nodded together: "Yes, the princess got a cold a few days ago, maybe she was sick before and lost her body. The imperial doctor came to see her and said that the princess is very weak and needs to be recuperated."

Jun Lanzhou was not in the mood to drink tea, so he pushed the teacup, "Why don't you even know what to say to me when you write to me!"

Hong Dou pursed her lips and said, "The princess knows that your lord is busy with official duties, so he is afraid of causing trouble for you, so he only reports good news and not bad news."

Although he expected her to act like this, Jun Lanzhou still felt very uncomfortable in his heart. If he could, he really didn't want to leave her side for a single step. He just wanted to watch her, guard her and take care of her.

Seeing his brows furrowed, Hongdou said: "My lord, I don't understand so many reasons, I only know that the princess is not in good health, and although the palace is luxurious, everything may not be as good as it should be. If you want to rest, you should stay in your own mansion." Best. Can you think of a way to get the Princess to come out sooner?"

Jun Lanzhou smiled and said, "Go and prepare a big gift for me. I'm going to Xu's house to visit Mrs. Xu."

Chanjuan and Hongdou had long regarded Jun Lanzhou as the hostess, and immediately went to prepare presents without saying a word.

When the old lady heard the news from Han Bin's family, she was tending a pot of gladiolus in the flower room. She was stunned for a while before she put down the scissors, and turned her head with squinted eyes: "You said, is the Lord Jun of Xiwu Kingdom visiting?"

"Yes." Han Bin's family said: "Master Jun is serving tea at Rongzhi Hall."

The old lady took the wet handkerchief handed over by the girl to wipe her hands, and said doubtfully: "It's fine, what is he an official from Xiwu Kingdom?"

Han Bin's family supported the old lady's arm and said: "The old slave wants to come, it may be related to the princess' affairs, maybe he came to discuss with the old lady to marry the princess."

The old lady laughed when she heard the words: "Ting'er has a biological father now, how can it be my turn to talk about marriage?"

"The old lady's words are wrong. Although Prince Duan is the biological father of the princess, the princess has been with you since childhood and has deep feelings. Your words are also very important. Besides, the last time the old slave saw how the prince treated you. The attitude is also quite respectful."

The old lady smiled slightly when she heard the words. The words of Han Bin's family made her feel very comfortable. In fact, after raising the child for so many years, if she has a biological father and doesn't care about her grandmother, she will really be sad.

While speaking, the old lady had already arrived at Rongzhi Hall.Jun Lanzhou hurriedly put down the teacup, saluted and said, "Greetings to Mrs. Xu."

"Your Majesty, don't be too polite." The old lady supported her with both hands, and then took the main seat, asked Jun Lanzhou to sit down, and ordered someone to serve tea again.

"Master Jun came here suddenly, is there something wrong?" the old lady asked bluntly.

Jun Lanzhou smiled, her star-like eyes were extremely bright, the smile on her lips and her handsome face made people look like a spring breeze: "Mrs. Xu, I am here today to ask for something."

"Oh? Tell me about it?"

"Ting'er has been in the palace for a while. Some things happened earlier. She suffered a serious loss. Now living in the palace is inconvenient for recuperation. I also have some prescriptions, which cannot be delivered to her for a while, and the emperor For Ting'er, maybe there are other thoughts, the complexity of which is hard to describe. In short, there is no benefit for her to live in the palace, but I am just an official of the Ministry of Rites of the West Wu Kingdom, and she is soft-spoken. If you want to take her out of the palace, you must You have to come forward in person, you are her grandmother, if you pick her up on the grounds of something happening in the mansion, I think the emperor will not be unreasonable." Although Jun Lanzhou was telling the truth, there was another main reason that he did not explain. , and couldn't explain it to Mrs. Xu, that is, the emperor's acceptance of Ruan Yunting into the palace was absolutely inseparable from Han Su's [-] troops in the southern suburbs.

Han Su's love for Ruan Yunting is deeply rooted, he can see it, and the emperor can also see it, maybe the emperor is afraid that Concubine Yu, Princess Yu and Han Su's daughter are not strong enough to be hostages in the palace, so he took Ruan Yunting in. Palace to take precautions.

Hearing this, the old lady picked up the blue and white porcelain teacup and took a sip without commenting, but looked up and down at Jun Lanzhou with scrutiny.

Jun Lanzhou didn't know what the old lady was thinking, so she sat up straight and let him watch.

After a long while, the old lady said: "Maybe my silly granddaughter is obsessed with your face?"

Jun Lanzhou was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "If my face can really be regarded as a factor that makes her favor, then I have not endured for so many years in vain."

The old lady chuckled, "What do you mean, endure?"

"Exactly, I would rather not look like this." Jun Lanzhou was telling the truth.

After the old lady laughed, her face became extremely serious, and she said seriously: "Ting'er is a stupid girl who admits death, she is not in good health, and she still has some troubles that ordinary people can't solve, presumably there are some things in the bat pattern jade pendant You also know?"

"Yes, I know." Jun Lanzhou nodded, as if swearing: "But, no matter what, I have identified her, and only her. I believe that she has only me in her heart."

The servants of Han Bin's family and Huamei, who were waiting on the sidelines, blushed a little when they heard Jun Lanzhou's blatant confession, but at the same time they were all moved.

How many people has the old lady's old but wise eyes seen in her life?Whether Jun Lanzhou is glib or sincere, she can tell at a glance.

Thinking of the girl who loves to admit death, the old lady smiled and said: "Forget it, as the saying goes, it is better to demolish ten temples than ruin a marriage. You and Ting'er are in love with each other, and now there is no national border. I won't stop you from now on, but the matter of getting married is not up to me, but to Prince Duan."

Jun Lanzhou came here today and only asked the old lady to help him go to the palace to pick up someone, but he didn't expect that there would be unexpected gains.Ruan Yunting has lived in the Xu family for so many years, and the old lady Xu's words are very important. He was overjoyed, stood up and swept the floor: "Thank you, old lady, for your success."

The old lady stood up, patted the folds of her robe, and said: "Since that's the case, then I'll find a way to go to the palace to pick her up. You have to take good care of her in the future."

"Yes, thank you, old lady!"

"What did you call me?" The old lady raised her eyebrows with a half-smile.

Jun Lanzhou grinned, "Thank you, ancestor."

"That's right."

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"Oh, who should I be in this palace? It turns out to be Princess Duanyang." The noble concubine Rou Gong, Lu Wenshan's elder sister Lu raised her eyebrows and looked at Ruan Yunting with a half-smile.

Ruan Yunting originally appreciated the camellia blooming just right in the imperial garden, but when she heard this voice, she frowned helplessly.

She was really afraid of what would happen, she was bored in the room, before she came to the Imperial Garden, she was still thinking about meeting someone she didn't want to meet, but who knew that she would meet, or meet an enemy.

The Lu family has a very high status now, and is two levels higher than Xu Xiangwan in terms of position, but the emperor finally gave the surname Ji to Xu Xiangwan instead of her.Now that Xu Ningmeng is dead, the opponent who has been fighting for many years is gone, but a more powerful one has come, and it is from the Xu family. In addition to the crimes suffered by her brother Lu Wenshan, the grievances and grievances between their Lu family and the Xu family for many years are now seen. For Ruan Yunting, who was on the rise, she really couldn't help but want to stab her a few times.

"It turned out to be the imperial concubine. It's really disrespectful." Ruan Yunting saluted with a half-smile.

But Mrs. Lu didn't return the courtesy, and said: "Why, the emperor didn't ask you to go to the imperial study these days?"

There was an unconcealable sourness in the words.

Ruan Yunting noticed that her tone was wrong, and guessed that it might be related to the rumors about the marriage between Xiwu Kingdom and Daliang Kingdom a while ago, she didn't bother to pay attention to this matter, and she didn't want to argue with her, so she answered the wrong question: "You really deserve to be the imperial concubine Empress, do you know everything about the emperor's study?"

This is clearly alluding to the fact that she has placed eyeliner in the imperial study.She doesn't believe that Xu Xiangwan has no eyeliner? !But if this word got out, her crime would be serious.

"I just heard about it. Since you didn't go, just say you didn't go. I just want to chat with you. The Princess is a noble person, so don't you want to care about others?"

Ruan Yunting had the urge to caress her forehead, did Mrs. Lu deliberately come to Yuhuayuan to block her, looking for trouble?

"The imperial concubine was joking. I still have something to do, so I will leave first." Ruan Yunting was about to leave with Tao Hong and other maids and eunuchs.

Unexpectedly, Concubine Lu snorted softly: "Now you have climbed a high branch? Don't think that you are young and beautiful as a bargaining chip. I want to see the day when you and your good sister will kill each other in the future!"

Concubine Lu Gui has confirmed the relationship between the emperor and her?But after thinking about it, Ruan Yunting felt that something was wrong. If it was just groundless, would Lu Guifei be so sure?
(End of this chapter)